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Raheem Morris says Falcons linebacker will 'miss significant time'
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The Atlanta Falcons suffered a few injuries during Sunday's 31-25 loss to the Indianapolis Colts . Linebacker DeAngelo Malone exited the game in the second half with an apparent ankle injury and did not return. Malone, who primarily contributes on special teams, may be out for a while.
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris gave an update on the former third-round pick during his virtual Monday press conference, saying Malone would "miss significant time" due to his ankle injury. With just eight games remaining, it's worth questioning if the fourth-year linebacker will return at all this season.
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The Falcons special teams units struggled in Sunday's loss to the Colts. The team allowed several big returns, including one that helped set up the Colts for their game-tying field goal in the final seconds of regulation.
Hopefully, Malone can return sooner rather than later since his rookie contract is set to expire at the end of the season.
The Falcons aren't planning to make changes to their coaching staff despite losing four straight games. Morris said he still likes his staff and thinks the team will bounce back after playing some tough opponents in recent weeks.
"We got a really good group here," said Morris. "We've got a really good group of guys, and we've been in two tough games in back to back weeks versus two really good football teams that we were highly competitive in. There's a lot of things that we want to get better, particularly third down when it comes to offense moving the ball on third downs."
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The Falcons will look to end their four-game losing streak this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers . It doesn't sound like Malone will be active, though.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons: Raheem Morris on DeAngelo Malone injury
