FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons are hurting at linebacker. Deion Jones, De’Vondre Campbell and Paul Worrilow are all injured and will miss Sunday’s game at Denver. What’s more, linebacker Sean Weatherspoon was placed on injured reserve with an Achilles tendon injury from last week’s win over Carolina. Weatherspoon started against Carolina because Campbell had an ankle injury….
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons have addressed a sudden depth problem at linebacker by signing free agent A.J. Hawk, who spent his first nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers. The Falcons placed linebacker Sean Weatherspoon on injured reserve. Weatherspoon ruptured his right Achilles tendon in a 48-33 win Sunday over Carolina. The 32-year-old Hawk had 24…
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon in Sunday’s win over Carolina, likely ending his season. Coach Dan Quinn said Monday the injury appears to be serious and said “it doesn’t look good for returning at this point.” Weatherspoon, Atlanta’s first-round draft pick in 2010, missed the 2014 season with a torn left…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – Julio Jones has joined practice for the first time this week, increasing his chances to play in the Falcons’ game at New Orleans on Monday night. After being held out on Thursday and Friday with a calf injury from last week’s win at Oakland, Jones was limited in Saturday’s practice. Coach Dan Quinn says the…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – The Falcons have wide receiver Julio Jones back with full clearance for practice, confirming the team’s biggest star will be ready for Sunday’s opening game against Tampa Bay. Jones’ status for the opener was never really in doubt, even when he was held out of last week’s final preseason game with an ankle injury and…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones will be held out of the team’s final preseason game against Jacksonville on Thursday night because of an ankle injury. Jones left last week’s loss to Miami with the injury. Coach Dan Quinn said Monday that Jones “will be in good shape” for the start of the regular season. Another…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran free-agent safety Dashon Goldson on Sunday. The Falcons will be without rookie starting strong safety Keanu Neal, the first-round pick, for at least the first two regular-season games with a right knee injury. He will have arthroscopic surgery on Monday. Coach Dan Quinn has said that backup Kemal Ishmael would fill in…
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says punter Matt Bosher avoided a serious injury to his chest when he was knocked out of Thursday night’s preseason win over the Cleveland Browns. Quinn said Friday he doesn’t know if Bosher will be available for next week’s preseason game at Miami. Quinn says the team will hold a workout for…
CLEVELAND (AP) – Robert Griffin III threw two touchdown passes in the first half in his home debut for Cleveland in the Browns’ 24-13 exhibition loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. Griffin found wide receiver Terrelle Pryor streaking down the right sideline on Cleveland’s second drive of the game for a 50-yard scoring strike. Griffin connected with tight…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – Atlanta Falcons rookie starting safety Keanu Neal, the NFL’s 17th overall draft pick, was back at practice Sunday after missing last week’s exhibition game with a torso injury. Neal’s return helps the starting secondary. A shoulder injury will sideline No. 2 safety Kemal Ishmael when Atlanta (1-0 preseason) visits Cleveland (0-1) on Thursday. Running back…
