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The Falcons placed Smith-Williams (lower leg) on injured reserve Saturday, Daniel Flick of SI.com reports. Smith-Williams appears to have aggravated a tibia injury during the Falcons' Week 10 loss to the Saints, per Flick. Smith-Williams will be required to sit for at least the next four regular-season games, and the earliest he can return is Week 16 against the Giants on Sunday, Dec. 22.
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Smith-Williams (lower leg) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Broncos, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports. Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters Wednesday that Smith-Williams was expected to miss Sunday's matchup in Denver, and Friday's injury report confirmed it. Expect DeAngelo Malone to serve as Atlanta's top rotational outside linebacker while Smith-Williams is sidelined in Week 11.
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Smith-Williams has been getting first-team reps during training camp, Amna Subhan of the Falcons' official site reports. Smith-Williams signed with Atlanta in April after spending the first four years of his career in Washington. Originally considered a depth signing after recording a modest 7.0 sacks in 55 career games, the Falcons seem to have higher expectations for the 27-year-old.
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Smith-Williams recorded 22 tackles (11 solo) and 1.0 sacks across 13 games (seven starts) in 2023. The 2020 seventh-round pick became a starter after the Commanders traded away fellow DEs Chase Young and Montez Sweat in October, but Smith-Williams then missed four straight games with a hamstring injury between mid-November and mid-December. When all was said and done, he'd actually recorded fewer snaps, tackles and sacks than in 2022, and now he's scheduled for unrestricted free agency with a resume that suggests he'll be looking for a backup role.
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Smith-Williams (hamstring) is out for Sunday's game at the Rams, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports. Smith-Williams will miss his fourth straight game Sunday as he nurses a hamstring injury he sustained Week 10 at Seattle. Rookie fifth-rounder K.J. Henry projects to start in his place Week 15.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | KC | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NO | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @CAR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | @TB | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @NO | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | @DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *13 | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | @LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | New York | 8 |
| 17 | 12/29 | @Washington | 11 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Carolina | 13 |