Darnell Mooney, out of action for the game against the Bills
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons will be without wide receiver Darnell Mooney for the second time this season.
Mooney, the Falcons’ number 2 wide receiver, has been ruled out for “Monday Night Football” against the Buffalo Bills due to a hamstring injury, the team announced on Saturday.
The receiver injured his hamstring in the Falcons’ victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 4. Atlanta had a bye last week. This is Mooney’s second injury of the summer and early fall. He also injured his right shoulder while diving for a pass from Michael Penix Jr. on the first day of training camp on July 24, missing all of camp and Week 1.
The Falcons are expected to ask more of second-year receiver Casey Washington in the absence of Mooney, in addition to other starters Drake London, Ray-Ray McCloud III, and tight end Kyle Pitts.
Mooney has seven receptions for 79 yards in three games this season. Last year, he had 64 receptions for 992 yards and five touchdowns, the most of his career.
The Falcons’ star cornerback, A.J. Terrell Jr., who missed the game against the Commanders due to a hamstring injury, has no injury designation heading into Week 6.
