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Carter (concussion) is active for Sunday's game in Denver, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports. Carter was placed on injured reserve Oct. 17 due to a concussion. He subsequently missed the required four games before being designated to return this past Wednesday and activated off IR on Saturday. Carter had been playing about half of Atlanta's defensive snaps each week prior to his injury.
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Carter (concussion) was a full participant during Thursday's practice, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports. Carter remains on injured reserve and in the league's concussion protocols, but he could be close to returning from both after practicing without restrictions Thursday. If he's able to be cleared by an independent neurologist, Carter could be activated off IR and play against the Broncos on Sunday.
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The Falcons designated Carter (concussion) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports. A concussion led Carter to be placed on injured reserve ahead of Week 7. His 21-day practice window opened Wednesday, and he was estimated as a limited participant on the Falcons' injury report, per Tori McElhaney of the team's official site. Even if Carter were to practice in full this week, he'll need to clear the league's five-step concussion protocols in order to play against the Broncos on Sunday.
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Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters Friday that Carter (concussion) won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks, Amna Subhan of the Falcons' official site reports. Carter has not practiced this week and has yet to pass the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, so it's no surprise he's been ruled out ahead of Sunday's contest. Expect James Smith-Williams and Arnold Ebiketie to see additional reps with Atlanta's first-team defense in Carter's stead.
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Carter is listed as one of the starting outside linebackers on the Falcons' official depth chart, Will McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports. The Falcons made a huge splash late in training camp by trading for Matthew Judon and signing Justin Simmons. Both newcomers are listed as backups on the depth chart, but that's expected to change as they get more acclimated to Atlanta's system. Carter and Arnold Ebiketie are expected to compete for the other starting outside linebacker spot when Judon is up to full speed.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @PHI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NO | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @CAR | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | @TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | @NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | LAC | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | @LV | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | New York | 31 |
| 17 | 12/29 | @Washington | 24 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Carolina | 16 |