The Atlanta Falcons placed Matt Hennessy on injured reserve on Wednesday, effectively ending his 2023 season before it even began.
Hennessy started training camp as the favorite to win the team’s starting left guard role, and began camp practicing with the first team in that position. He walked off the field after suffering an early injury during walkthroughs on Day 3 of camp, with what head coach Arthur Smith said was an “aggravation” to a previous injury.
The Falcons have placed LG Matt Hennessy on injured reserve.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 16, 2023
Hennessy played in 11 games in 2022, missing the other six with a knee injury he suffered in Week 9 which landed him on injured reserve with a designation to return.