After a day off Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons resumed practice on Monday and a couple of key players made their camp debut.
Linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. made returned from the reserve/COVID-19 list, and right tackle Kaleb McGary was taken off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.
Kaleb McGary is off PUP and practicing today. Tuioti-Mariner is back after missing Saturday’s work. Qadree Ollison has also returned.
Oh, and Dante Fowler’s back.
— Scott Bair (@ScottBairNFL) August 9, 2021
Both Fowler Jr. and McGary are likely starters this season and their return is huge for a Falcons team that was limited this offseason by a lack of salary cap funds.
On the flip side, both CB Kendall Sheffield and FB Keith Smith were absent at Monday’s practice.
Arthur Smith said neither Smith nor Sheffield is serious, but Smith could return sooner than Sheffield. https://t.co/cK84jWl5WZ
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 9, 2021
