Jun 3, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons huge receiver Rondale Moore (14) runs with the ball throughout Falcons OTA on the Falcons Coaching facility. Necessary Credit score: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports activities Atlanta Falcons huge receiver Rondale Moore will miss the season with a knee harm after the crew positioned him on injured reserve on Thursday.
Moore was carted off the apply area together with his proper leg immobilized in an air solid close to the tip of a joint apply with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday.
The Falcons instantly ended apply, informing gamers Moore was being taken to an area hospital within the Miami Gardens, Fla., space.
The harm occurred throughout the 11-on-11 apply interval. With all of the motion directed towards the suitable nook of the tip zone, Moore collapsed within the reverse nook, the place he was tended to by medical doctors and trainers.
“It is heartbreaking,” veteran defensive lineman Grady Jarrett stated after apply. “Not a lot of a heartbreak prefer it.”
Moore, 24, performed collegiately at Purdue and was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals within the second spherical (No. 49 total) of the 2021 NFL Draft. The 5-foot-7 receiver has contributed within the NFL, gaining a career-high 503 all-purpose yards with two touchdowns in 17 video games (eight begins) final season with the Cardinals.
He has 135 receptions for 1,201 yards and three TDs in 39 video games (23 begins) for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals traded Moore to the Falcons in March for quarterback Desmond Ridder.
In a corresponding transfer on Thursday, the Falcons signed rookie punter Ryan Sanborn. He performed 56 video games at Stanford (2019-22) and Texas (2023) and punted 232 instances for a 42.3-yard common with a protracted of 68 yards. He additionally had 79 punts downed contained in the 20-yard line.
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