LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Falcons have positioned operating again Damien Williams on injured reserve with a rib damage, it was introduced Saturday.
The transfer to IR, which suggests Williams will miss a minimum of the following 4 video games, comes at some point after he was dominated out of Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.
Williams suffered the damage on the second drive of the group’s season-opener in opposition to the New Orleans Saints final Sunday. Whereas he returned to the sport within the fourth quarter, enjoying 10 whole snaps within the recreation, Williams mentioned he was nonetheless sore the following day and would see how issues went by way of his availability in opposition to the Rams.
The 30-year-old Williams mentioned the damage occurred when a defensive lineman fell on him throughout a deal with.
“Oh man, all 300 kilos on that little child rib, man. That is all it was, man,” Williams mentioned Monday. “All 300 kilos on that little child rib, man. It obtained me, although. It obtained me.”
Williams, who was anticipated to separate time with Cordarrelle Patterson because the group’s main rushers this season, had totaled 2 yards on his first two carries. Patterson, in Williams’ absence, had career-highs in carries (22) and dashing yards (120) in opposition to the Saints.
Williams signed with Atlanta after enjoying with the Chicago Bears final season. In his eight-year profession — he opted out attributable to COVID-19 considerations in 2020 — he has performed in 98 video games with 336 carries for 1,397 yards and 14 touchdowns.
With Williams out for a minimum of a month, the Falcons are prone to flip to rookie fifth-round decide Tyler Allgeier out of BYU. Allgeier obtained some work with the primary group throughout the preseason, however was inactive final Sunday in opposition to the Saints. Atlanta might additionally look to transformed cornerback Avery Williams, who made the full-time transfer to operating again this offseason and is the group’s punt returner, or to Caleb Huntley, a operating again who was given a normal elevation Saturday from the group’s observe squad.
The Falcons additionally elevated defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson from the observe squad, finishing a busy week for him. Anderson was launched previous to Week 1 after which signed with the group’s observe squad in the beginning of this week earlier than being elevated Saturday.
