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Todd McClure is out with knee surgery

5:22 pm August 29, 2011, by D. Orlando Ledbetter

 
110804 Flowery Branch - Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Tyson Clabo, left, suiting up for practice for the first time, and center Todd McClure, right, prop their feet up on a golf cart while waiting for offensive line practice to begin at training camp in Flowery Branch on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

110804 Flowery Branch - Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Tyson Clabo, left, suiting up for practice for the first time, and center Todd McClure, right, prop their feet up on a golf cart while waiting for offensive line practice to begin at training camp in Flowery Branch on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons center Todd McClure had right knee surgery today and may miss the season opener. Coach Mike Smith said surgery was a “minor procedure.”

“Todd McClure, this morning, had a minor procedure done on his knee,” Smith said. “We don’t know the exact timeframe of him coming back. It was a very minor procedure. It was done this morning. I haven’t had an opportunity to talk to Todd or the doctors yet but we will be able to update that next week.

 McClure has started 166 of the last 168 games at center, including a streak of 144 starts heading into the 2011 season.

“We will make a determination [if he can play in the season-opener] as we get closer to it next week,” Smith said. “The first few days, as I understand it, will be very critical in terms of when he can come back.”

He was a seventh round pick in the 1999 draft.  
–AJC staff writer Chris Vivlamore contributed to this post. 

–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog

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SeenThisBefore'sDaddy

August 30th, 2011
1:33 am

Jay Cutler takes the snap from Garza, 4 step drop, he’s got all daaaay long, he throws deeeeeep to Hester…TOUCHDOWN! Eighty Yards and Dunta Robinson just got left behind!!! And just like that, the bears take a 6 nothing lead on atlanta, with 14:50 left in the first Qtr.

stb, can’t wait to see your witty repartee, after the Packers serve up the ain’ts

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Bird Dawg Country

August 30th, 2011
1:37 pm

Don’t fake us out…tell us in headline it’s one game, you made us think all season…..bad enough one game…bad, bad, bad headline writer.

LexLuth

August 30th, 2011
5:25 pm

Joe Hawley has a very impressive video of his speed on youtube. 2nd year man might get a shot at a few games. We shall see….

Taints aint going nowhere. Its why they stay on this blog..

D man

August 31st, 2011
10:18 am

Todd – get well soon. We need you. Matt needs you…

D man

August 31st, 2011
10:23 am

SeenThisBefore’sDaddy – Jay Cutler takes the snap from Garza, 4 step drop, he’s got all daaaay long, he throws deeeeeep to Hester…TOUCHDOWN! Eighty Yards and Dunta Robinson just got left behind!!! And just like that, the bears take a 6 nothing lead on atlanta, with 14:50 left in the first Qtr.

WRONG – the play was called back for holding our DE. That is the only way Cutler will have all day to throw against our D-line.

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