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Falcons DT Grady Jarrett could miss multiple weeks with ankle sprain, team waives DL Justin Zimmer

The good vibes of football refuse to give the Atlanta Falcons a break, as another defensive starter has been lost for some time to injury.

Falcons DT Grady Jarrett could be out for a couple of weeks with his ankle sprain.

NFL league source tells me Falcons preparing to play Pittsburgh this Sunday without Grady Jarrett - Jarrett has a sprained ankle and could be out multiple games. (thus the signing of former Jags DT Michael Bennett) pic.twitter.com/sZhtksmiFv

— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) October 2, 2018

It’s a disturbing development that takes away arguably the best player in the front seven at the moment and does not help the struggling defense.