Sean Weatherspoon Injury: Updates on Falcons LB’s Achilles and Recovery

October 4, 2016   ·   Rob Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments

The Atlanta Falcons have placed linebacker Sean Weatherspoon on the injured reserve list, the team announced Tuesday.
Continue for updates.
Weatherspoon Suffers Second Achilles Injury Tuesday, Oct. 4 According to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com, the 28-year-old veteran ruptured his right Achilles in Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers. 
This is the second time Weatherspoon has suffered a ruptured Achilles, also missing the 2014 season with the same ailment on the other leg. Despite the setback, the linebacker remains in good spirits.
"My headspace is awesome man," Weatherspoon told ESPN. "I'm blessed. I showed that I can play at a high level again. I'll do it again, with God's unchanging hand."
Weatherspoon had 27 tackles on the season, including four on Sunday before going down with the injury.
The 2010 first-round pick spent his first five seasons in Atlanta, starting 41 of the 47 games he played, including all 36 after his rookie year. Unfortunate...

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