INJURY REPORT: Ryan fully participated in practice
Actor Samuel L. Jackson performs "Rise Up" to open the game against the Eagles. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH – While quarterback Matt Ryan and center Todd McClure appear ready to go, the Falcons have some injury issues on defense for the NFC South opener with Tampa Bay at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.
Pop superstar Justin Bieber (left) and Usher (right) take a picture with Falcons owner Arthur Blank before last Sunday. (Jason Getz / jgetz@ajc.com)
Cornerback Kelvin Hayden, who started at nickel back last week against the Eagles, is out with a hamstring injury and starting strongside linebacker Stephen Nicholas (calf injury) was limited in practice on Friday and is questionable for the game. Also, defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (knee) will not play against the Buccaneers.
Cornerback Christopher Owens will take over for Hayden, while veteran Mike Peterson is ready to play if Nicholas can’t answer the bell.
Ryan and McClure, who were limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday with a knee injuries, fully participated in practice on Friday and are listed as probable on the injury report.
Wide receiver Roddy White (thigh), safety Shann Schillinger (neck), defensive tackle Corey Peters (back) and defensive ends John Abraham (thigh) and Ray Edwards (foot) all fully participated in practice and are listed as probable for the game.
BUCS INJURY REPORT: Tampa Bay offensive tackle James Lee (knee) and wide receiver Sammie Stroughter (foot) did not practice and will not play.
Linebacker Quincy Black (ankle) did not practice and was listed as doubtful.
Defensive end Tim Crowder (calf) and tight end Kellen Winslow fully participated in practice and are questionable for the game.
Per league rules, each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday prior to a Sunday game during the regular season, teams are required to report the level of participation in practice of any injured player. Each Friday (or 48 hours prior to kickoff for those games not on Sunday), teams must report injured players’ practice participation status and designate the probability that each of those players will play in that week’s game.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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75 comments Add your comment
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2011
7:56 am
lonely lonely lonely mikey-can’t talk football , only history. heres your history mikey-0-2 with the melt and zero superbowl wins and one superbowl embarassement!
The Real Falcon
September 24th, 2011
8:12 am
History: No Superbowls for Tampa. 0-5 vs. Atl in last 5.
Pre-history: Tampa loses again which is what they do.
Blog talk is really cheap.
AlanFalcon
September 24th, 2011
8:26 am
Done !
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
8:40 am
Good Morning !
The Clean hits are a coming very,very soon !
Falcons over the Buckasneers
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
8:43 am
Matt Ryan can take a hit, New Orleans Drew Breeze would go down like leaves in da fall !
just sayin'
September 24th, 2011
8:50 am
Rise up…yup, that’s what melt will be doing sunday…fal cants OL better do a better job this week or melt will be rising up on one knee all game long…bucs in a close one..
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
9:10 am
Falcons going to put the Slobberkockers on those Buskasneers
just sayin'
September 24th, 2011
9:19 am
i’m sure those will be ‘clean shots’, huh…even if they lead with the helmet…clean shot coaching by smith..
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
9:27 am
Hes just telling them to “Show the Love”
No seriously, its kinda of hard to tackle when you wearing these great big helments they wear these days…….what ya wanna watch em do ? Wear short skirts and tote flowers to each other ?
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
9:30 am
Here Darling, ” These are for you !”
Ha ! Ha !
Cracking up out here !
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2011
12:43 pm
@ the real failcan- the bucs have won a superbowl.
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
1:07 pm
All four Teams in NFC South have played in the Big Game, but only NO and TB won so far
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
1:14 pm
a true memory they better cherish forever because its probably the only one they will ever have…..cheers !
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
1:56 pm
The Cleans hits are on in that Georgia Game, just saw one of the Bulldogs get da bomb dropped on him…….lol
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2011
2:36 pm
i don’t know , i think tampa could win another one . all the critics agree that freeman is a better qb than matty meltdown!
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
6:15 pm
Less than 24 hours and da Big Boys Play
Falcons over the Buskasneerssssss
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
6:19 pm
Matt in Texas over the Aints
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
6:20 pm
at the Louisiana Dome
Michael M.
September 24th, 2011
6:23 pm
Carolina finally wins one, three 1-2 teams…….one 2-1 Team
Keeping it Real
September 24th, 2011
9:27 pm
DOL: Why can’t you censor these trolls? They do damage the enjoyment of being able to make intelligent comments and have other Falcon fans respond.
Tyrone Shulaces
September 24th, 2011
11:32 pm
hiramsaint
September 23rd, 2011
6:08 pm
funny how the failcans can’t stop talking about the bayou boyz even when they are playing another team. it must be bad to want to be 1 team but instead being stuck as the failcans
Do you even know what you just said? Dip wad……..you should take your own advice. Man that had to be the most foot in mouth post i’ve ever seen. You and Seen are the one obsessed with the Falcons. Man stop….you are embarressing yourself.
Tyrone Shulaces
September 24th, 2011
11:45 pm
Hiram you come on here and make stupid comments like we can’t talk football and yet all you do is make 10 year old snot nose childish remarks. You are pathedic…..really pathedic! It wouldn’t surprise me if you have a wet dream about coming on this board posting your chidish remarks. You are a nerd who has no life except to check an AJC blog to see if someone response to your pimple face remark. You most likely have no friends to hang out with because of your obsession with this board. It makes you feel real tough and “in control”…….oh what power! You are pathedic, and would back down to a real fight. I know doing what you do on hear is the highlight of your day, it is so obvious. Pathedic…really.
Ben
September 25th, 2011
8:52 am
Tyrone…. please stop with the pathedic comments, its pathetic dude
Loyal Falcon
September 25th, 2011
9:56 am
I’m a season ticket holder and I believe in what I pay for. GO FALCONS!!!
Ed
September 25th, 2011
10:57 am
Matt Ryan will be fine, but I look for a big day from Turner against the Sucs run defense which is one of the worst in the NFL.