The Atlanta Falcons placed wide receiver Calvin Ridley on the non-football injury list Friday five days after the team's top receiver announced he was stepping away from football to work on his mental health.
Ridley missed Sunday's 19-13 loss to Carolina due a personal issue - the second time this season he's done so after initially not traveling with the team to London to face the Jets last month for personal reasons.
During the fourth quarter of Sunday's game, Ridley released a statement that said, in part, "these past few weeks have been very challenging and as much as I'd like to be on the field competing with my teammates, I need to step away from football at this time and focus on my mental wellbeing.