Atlanta locations 4 gamers on the PUP record, two on the NFI record and releases a quarterback.
Tori McElhaney
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. The Atlanta Falcons have made the next roster strikes as coaching camp begins:
- Placed OT Jawaan Taylor, DB Billy Bowman Jr., OLB DeAngelo Malone and ILB Troy Andersen on the lively/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) record
- Placed DL Zach Harrison and rookie DL Anterio Thompson on the lively/Non-Football Injury (NFI) record
- Released QB Trevor Siemian with a non-football harm
Players on lively/PUP rely towards the 90-man roster restrict. These gamers can take part in all group actions besides observe. They might be activated at any level throughout camp as soon as they’re medically cleared. A participant on the lively/PUP record might be moved to the reserve/PUP record throughout roster cutdowns on the finish of August. If positioned on the reserve/PUP record, that participant doesn’t rely in the direction of the lively 53-man roster restrict, however should miss no less than 4 video games.
All 4 of those people listed above Taylor, Bowman, Malone and Andersen missed observe time earlier this yr due to their accidents. Only Bowman’s has been disclosed, as he underwent surgical procedure to restore a ruptured Achilles final season.
A participant is positioned on the lively/NFI record in the event that they undergo an harm or sickness exterior of soccer. Similar to mechanics of the PUP record, if a participant remains to be on the lively/NFL record at roster cutdowns, they are often positioned on reserve/NFI and sit out no less than 4 video games of the common season as soon as cleared to return. They don’t rely towards the 53-man roster restrict at the moment.
After accounting for 4.5 sacks by way of seven video games of motion, Harrison suffered a knee harm that formally landed him on Injured Reserve in November of final yr. The Falcons drafted Anterio Thompson with the No. 208 total decide within the 2026 NFL Draft earlier this yr. He didn’t take part in rookie minicamp practices following the draft nor necessary minicamp later in the summertime.
Lastly, the Falcons have parted methods with Siemian after signing him in March. He got here to the Falcons with over 30 begins and 11 years of expertise within the NFL, having performed for 10 totally different groups all through mentioned profession. Siemian crossed paths with Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski when the latter was the quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Vikings in 2018.
Falcons gamers reported to the power Tuesday, and begin coaching camp practices Wednesday.
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