FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell will not play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, head coach Arthur Smith said Friday.
Terrell has missed every practice this week for Atlanta after leaving last Sunday's loss to Cincinnati on the eighth play of the game with the hamstring injury. Atlanta immediately ruled out him of the game then, the second straight week he had dealt with thigh and hamstring issues.
The team's first-round pick in 2020, Terrell has been Atlanta's top cornerback the last two seasons and he is one of three Falcons Week 1 starters in the secondary who will not play against Carolina.