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Atlanta Falcons’ Pass Rush Must Step Up in Absence of Desmond Trufant

After what seemed like a dodged bullet via Desmond Trufant’s shoulder injury — Head Coach Dan Quinn declared the superstar CB as day to day and very close to playing against the Cardinals — Adam Schefter dropped a bombshell in the wee hours transitioning from Saturday night to Sunday morning.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Desmond Trufant went from “day to day” to out for the season in a cruel boomerang of bad news.

There is no sugarcoating it, this is a destructive loss for the team. Trufant is a pro-bowl level CB who has been the only consistent contributor on the defensive side of the ball since 2013 (when he was drafted).