The Atlanta Falcons will kick off the 2024 NFL season in just four days when the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town for Week 1. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris spoke to the media on Wednesday and provided a few injury updates.
Tight end Kyle Pitts and linebacker Nate Landman will both be limited at Wednesday’s practice. According to Morris, Pitts is dealing with a hamstring injury, but it doesn’t sound overly concerning heading into Sunday’s season opener.
“Just trying to be transparent about all that stuff,” Morris said regarding Pitts’ hamstring. “It really hasn’t affected him too much.”
Transparency is a nice change of pace from Atlanta’s previous regime. As for Landman, the third-year linebacker is dealing with an oblique injury. The Falcons released their first official depth chart on Tuesday and Landman was listed as the second-string inside linebacker.
Troy Andersen will get the start over Landman in Week 1. Arnold Ebiketie was also listed as second-string on the depth chart. Matthew Judon and Lorenzo Carter will start at outside linebacker for Atlanta on Sunday.
Watch Morris’ full Wednesday press conference below, as shared by the team’s YouTube channel.
