NFL Soup|Sunday, May 26, 2013
You are here: Home » NFL Teams » NFC South » Atlanta » Falcons’ Brent Grimes Placed On Injured Reserve

Falcons’ Brent Grimes Placed On Injured Reserve 

The Atlanta Falcons suffered their first big blow of the 2012 season, with Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

Jay Adams of the team’s official website reports via Twitter that a MRI on Grimes Monday morning revealed an Achilles injury that will end his season. The 29-year-old left Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with what at first appeared to be a calf injury. He had six solo tackles up until that point.

This is bad news for the Falcons, but it’s even worse for Grimes. The Falcons still have veterans Dunta Robinson and Asante Samuel, who are 30 and 31 years old, respectively. For Grimes, this could mean he won’t be back with the team next season, after receiving the franchise tag from the Falcons this off-season rather than a new long-term deal. If he is back next season, it will likely be at a reduced salary.

Grimes is arguably the Falcons best defensive player, but they have enough play-makers to counter the loss. Then again, it may not matter when your offense puts up 40 points like they did against the Chiefs.

Fantasy Analysis

Atlanta was shaping up to be a solid defense on paper entering week one, and fared well enough against the Chiefs. However, the loss of Grimes could put significant pressure on their secondary, which could also in turn affect their normally solid run defense. They could quickly become a fantasy matchup to target with wide receivers and tight ends.

About the author: Michael Cellars

Michael Cellars currently attends Kent State University, where he is majoring in English with minors in writing and psychology. In addition to his studies, he serves in the Ohio Army National Guard. During his free time, he surrounds himself with as much of the NFL as possible, and writes for football websites NFL Soup and Football Nation. Michael’s favorite team is the Green Bay Packers, who he has been an avid fan for his entire life.

10 Responses to Falcons’ Brent Grimes Placed On Injured Reserve

  1. Hans Balish

    Each is diversified, long lasting, and even now give almost certainly one of the most help, footing and padding from the jogging sneakers. jeremy scott footwear is one of the most powerful jogging sneakers created obtainable accessible on the market. These footwear contain authentic resources created by the particular Adidas Company. Though jeremy scott footwear are developed making use of incredibly difficult resources

     
  2. Owen Inga

    Hi there, I found your web site via Google at the same time as looking for a comparable matter, your website came up, it appears great. I have bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.

     
  3. smslån

    I really like this post and will add you to my feed-reader in order to follow you each day. Keep up the great work!

     
  4. sms-lån

    Thank you for obtaining the time to concentrate on this, I truly feel strongly about this and love learning more on this subject. If possible, while you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely useful for me.

     
  5. talks

    inadvertently overdo items. The purpose why make sure you wear a full encounter helmet is as a result of

     
  6. odd jobs

    surviving and likely again to the roots, where the primary character is not just one particular person,

     
  7. ugg clogs

    It is good to make certain that ride from to start with from the internet get yourself Uggs Purchase, towards continue birth of your precious galoshes can be as clear as possible

     
  8. Cruz Hillhouse

    can someone please tell me how to see the video for the fake eyelashes??

     
  9. Everett Beder

    “I honestly like to come here and look around your site and I specifically adore this post. I worship your possibility to say what you want in a few words. You immediately go to the point and you don’t circle around. I hope you will continue to post in your style and that you will not change it. Yours truly, Keisha.”

     
  10. time and a half

    Ought to teach newcomers these kind of songs.as the beauty of electric guitar is the fact that one particular just needs to realize a

     

Add a Comment