When the Falcons announced they re-upped Sean Weatherspoon earlier this month, the immediate response was overwhelmingly positive. Once a skilled member of Atlanta’s defense, a vocal leader and one of the locker room’s biggest personalities, the veteran linebacker earned a lot of fans in Atlanta.
His popularity has been well-deserved since they day he was drafted, but Atlanta didn’t sign Weatherspoon this month for the sake of nostalgia. He was brought on board to help Atlanta get back to its winning ways.
So how can he assist on the field?
Given Weatherspoon’s injury history—and the damage sustained to his lower-body, in particular—his physical condition is still somewhat unclear.