How Will Loss of Sean Weatherspoon Affect Falcons Defense in 2014?

June 11, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

After winning 13 games and coming within one game of the Super Bowl in 2012, the Atlanta Falcons fell apart in in 2013. The team won only four games, in large part because of injuries that ravaged the team on both sides of the ball.
Now, with the team trying to bounce back in 2014 and making big changes on defense, the injuries have started again—and in a place the Falcons can least afford them.
Bleacher Report NFC South Lead Writer Knox Bardeen was among those who broke the news that Atlanta linebacker Sean Weatherspoon was out for the season after tearing his Achilles in OTAs:
As Jay Adams of the team's website reports, head coach Mike Smith released a statement:
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...

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