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Falcons TE Austin Hooper heading for an MRI for knee injury suffered on Sunday

Austin Hooper’s 2019 season has been nothing short of terrific. He’s on pace to post career highs across the board, and he’s been the rare bright spot in what (until Sunday, thanks Saints) had been a grim season. Unfortunately for the Falcons, he may not remain on pace to post those career highs, because he’s now dealing with a knee injury.

Per Ian Rapoport, who is providing all the bad news you could possibly need this morning, Hooper is headed for an MRI and is, alarmingly, “expected to miss some time.