For the second day in a row, the Atlanta Falcons placed multiple players on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Safety Richie Grant and quarterback Feleipe Franks were the latest members of the team to land on the NFL’s virus designation, bringing Atlanta’s total to eight players.
Falcons currently on COVID reserve:
QB: Feleipe Franks
WR: Tajae Sharpe
DL: Marlon Davidson, Tyeler Davison
LB: Brandon Copeland, James Vaughters, Dorian Etheridge
S: Richie Grant
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) December 28, 2021
Grant, a second-round pick out of UCF, has played mostly at nickel corner this season despite being drafted as a safety. Franks was signed as an undrafted free agent and has played both as a backup quarterback and at tight end.
This recent COVID surge isn’t unique to the Falcons, though, the NFL’s been having widespread outbreaks over the past week alone.
A total of 96 players tested positive and were placed on the COVID-19 list today, almost twice as many as any other day the NFL has ever seen.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 27, 2021
Atlanta heads to Buffalo in Week 17 for a matchup against the AFC East-leading Bills.
