The Atlanta Falcons won’t be placing pass-rusher Brooks Reed on the short-term injured reserve list, which is fantastic news for the player and the franchise.
Reed has been dealing with a groin injury that required surgery. The Falcons announced he will not be headed to the short-term IR on Monday, though, despite his surgery.
Falcons say Brooks Reed not going on short term IR after groin surgery. Source told me that was the indication of what was happening.
— vaughn mcclure (@vxmcclure23) September 7, 2015
This means Atlanta almost certainly expects Reed to be available before the mid-way point in the season, which would be when he would have been available if he had been placed on the short-term IR. It’s an encouraging sign that his recovery is coming along swiftly.
The news is also a bit surprising, considering Reed’s agent had previously said his client was going on the list, according to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He is slated to play opposite sensational rookie Vic Beasley this season, and the two are expected to develop into a dynamic combination for Dan Quinn’s Falcons. As good as Atlanta’s offense has been this preseason, the team won’t make it to the playoffs without a stronger effort defensively than we’ve seen the past two years.