Depleted Falcons secondary could be down 3 starters Sunday

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons' injured secondary could be without three of its four primary starters Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

Safety Jaylinn Hawkins, who suffered a concussion Sunday against Cincinnati, is in the league's protocol and Atlanta has already ruled him out against the Panthers. Starting cornerback A.J. Terrell, who left on the eighth play of Sunday's 35-17 loss because of a hamstring injury, is now week-to-week, according to head coach Arthur Smith.

Smith said the Falcons got "decent news" on Terrell, who was immediately ruled out of Sunday's game against Cincinnati and had also left the team's Week 6 win over San Francisco with a thigh/hamstring injury,…