Paul Worrilow, Joplo Bartu Under Added Pressure After Sean Weatherspoon Injury

June 14, 2014   ·   Scott Carasik   ·   Jump to comments

Atlanta Falcons linebacker and emotional leader Sean Weatherspoon is out for the season. Because of that, Paul Worrilow and Joplo Bartu are going to be under added pressure to improve from their already solid 2013 rookie seasons.
In a press release by Jay Adams on the Atlanta Falcons' official website, Falcons head coach Mike Smith released a statement about the injury that Weatherspoon suffered:
During Sean’s run today with our medical staff, he suffered an injury. We sent Sean to the doctor for some additional testing and evaluation and unfortunately the results showed that he ruptured his Achilles tendon. Sean had been working extremely hard to get back on the field, but regrettably he will miss the entire 2014 season. He will have a procedure done in the near future and we expect him to make a full recovery.
It’s tough to get a read on just what happened when Weatherspoon ruptured his Achilles. However, Dr. Dave Siebert did a great job of explaining just ...

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