The Atlanta Falcons made a handful of roster moves before their first training camp practice on Wednesday morning. With injuries at quarterback, the team signed veteran Cooper Rush and released Trevor Siemian. That wasn't all, though.
The Falcons placed offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor, defensive back Billy Bowman Jr., linebacker DeAngelo Malone and linebacker Troy Andersen on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to begin camp. The team also placed defensive lineman Zach Harrison and rookie Anterio Thompson on the non-football injury (NFI) list.
Taylor's status is arguably the biggest concern of the bunch. The former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman was signed to replace Kaleb McGary at right tackle following his retirement in April.
Bowman is still working his way back from an Achilles injury he suffered in practice last season.
Players on the PUP and NFI lists still technically count against the 90-man roster during training camp, so don't expect any corresponding transactions.
The Falcons did not clear Michael Penix Jr. for contact and won't have Tua Tagovailoa (undisclosed injury) for the start of camp. That means it will be undrafted rookie Jack Strand and Rush taking reps in 11-on-11 drills to begin camp.
Check out the Falcons' updated 90-man training camp roster below.
Quarterbacks (4)
- Michael Penix Jr. (9)
- Tua Tagovailoa (1)
- Cooper Rush (13)
- Jack Strand (18)
Running Backs (5)
- Bijan Robinson (7)
- Brian Robinson Jr. (15)
- Tyler Goodson (25)
- Nathan Carter (38)
- Cash Jones (32)
Wide Receivers (10)
- Drake London (5)
- Jahan Dotson (4)
- Olamide Zaccheaus (14)
- Zachariah Branch (17)
- Chris Blair (19)
- Dylan Drummond (80)
- Antwane Wells Jr. (59)
- Vinny Anthony II (86)
- Le’Meke Brockington (88)
- Keelan Marion (85)
Tight Ends (5)
- Kyle Pitts (8)
- Austin Hooper (81)
- Charlie Woerner (89)
- Joshua Simon (47)
- Jack Velling (84)
Offensive Linemen (17)
- Wanya Morris (79)
- Jake Matthews (70)
- Matthew Bergeron (65)
- Ryan Neuzil (64)
- Chris Lindstrom (63)
- Jawaan Taylor (71) PUP LIST
- Ethan Onianwa (75)
- Andrew Stueber (74)
- Kyle Hinton (68)
- Jack Nelson (69)
- Michael Jerrell (72)
- Corey Levin (62)
- Riley Mahlman (76)
- James Brockermeyer (66)
- Kam Dewberry (61)
- Layden Robinson (73)
- Brandon Walton (67)
Defensive Linemen (10)
- Brandon Dorlus (54)
- Zach Harrison (96) NFI list
- Maason Smith (92)
- Anterio Thompson (98) NFI LIST
- Da'Shawn Hand (90)
- Chris Williams (93)
- LaCale London (94)
- Devonnsha Maxwell (91)
- Carlos Allen Jr. (79)
- Ross Blacklock (95)
Linebackers (10)
- Divine Deablo (0)
- Kendal Daniels (53)
- Harold Perkins Jr. (56)
- Christian Harris (45)
- Channing Tindall (55)
- JD Bertrand (40)
- Malik Verdon (43)
- Troy Andersen (44) PUP LIST
- DeAngelo Malone (50) PUP LIST
- Daveren Rayner (42)
EDGE (7)
- Jalon Walker (11)
- James Pearce Jr. (27)
- Bralen Trice (48)
- Azeez Ojulari (51)
- Samson Ebukam (52)
- Keshawn Banks (59)
- Cameron Thomas (99)
Cornerbacks (13)
- A.J. Terrell (24)
- Avieon Terrell (12)
- Mike Hughes (21)
- Billy Bowman Jr. (33) PUP LIST
- Darnay Holmes (30)
- Natrone Brooks (35)
- Cobee Bryant (37)
- Clark Phillips III (22)
- C.J. Henderson (26)
- Mike Ford Jr. (28)
- A.J. Woods (20)
- Darren Hall (41)
- Malcolm DeWalt (36)
Safeties (5)
- Jessie Bates III (3)
- Xavier Watts (31)
- DeMarcco Hellams (23)
- Sydney Brown (29)
- Jammie Robinson (34)
Special Teams (5)*
- LS: Liam McCullough (49)
- K: Nick Folk (6)
- P: Jake Bailey (16)
- LS Philip Florenzo (46)
- P: Matthew Hayball (39)*
The Falcons' first practice is Wednesday morning, and their first open practice is Friday at IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch, Georgia.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons place 4 players on PUP list on Day 1 of training camp
