In a bit of bad news on the injury front, Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has announced that starting defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. has been ruled out for Week 7’s contest against the Miami Dolphins.
A knee injury has kept Fowler out of practice all week, and the Falcons have gone ahead and ruled him out altogether following Friday’s “did not practice.”
NEW: Arthur Smith rules Dante Fowler out with knee injury.
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This is a new injury which was picked up; Fowler has played in all five games for the Birds thus far.