FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons starting wide receiver Drake London sustained a knee injury during Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers. Immediately after the game, head coach Raheem Morris said the team would have more information on the severity of his injury after tests were run Monday.
On Monday morning, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported he was expected to miss the team's Week 12 matchup against the New Orleans Saints and potentially more time.
Speaking with the media later that afternoon, Morris said London would be "week to week" with what he said was a PCL injury. London has a history of playing through injuries, though, and the week-to-week label leaves room for an adjusted timeline depending on how quickly Atlanta's star receiver recovers.
"You never know, Drake could come back tomorrow and feel a lot better, but we'll get a feel for how that goes and he'll be a week-to-week guy," Morris said.
London was seemingly injured on Atlanta's final offensive play of regulation, when backup quarterback Kirk Cousins lofted a pass down the left sideline in his direction. London, who ranks fourth among NFL receivers with 810 yards through Sunday's games, caught seven passes for 119 yards against the Panthers.
"You're definitely going to miss Drake," Morris said. "Obviously, he's been super productive. He's been outstanding for us all year. He's an emotional leader for us. He's our barnyard bully. He's a tough guy, and he certainly will be missed."
The Falcons have dealt with numerous injuries on offense this season. They have been without starting right tackle Kaleb McGary since training camp ended, and left guard Matthew Bergeron has missed the last two games. Wide receiver Darnell Mooney has missed a pair of games and got a slow start to the year after sustaining an injury early in training camp. Even starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. missed a game earlier this fall, sitting out the Week 8 contest against Miami due to a bone bruise on his knee.
If London misses time, the Falcons will look to the rest of their receiver room to fill that void.
"I've got a lot of confidence in David Sills going out there and being able to step up for us and doing some really good things," Morris said. "We've got to get [Darnell] Mooney to bounce back and do a lot of things for us that we want him to do. Obviously, Kyle Pitts plays a factor into that receiver room. Bijan [Robinson] plays a factor into that receiver room, some of the things he's able to do. We've got a bunch of people that need some opportunities, and they'll get them. We'll find out about a lot of our guys this week."
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
