The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive tackle Da'Shawn Hand on the injured reserve list and signed tight end Nick Muse to the 53-man roster on Wednesday afternoon. Additionally, the Falcons signed edge rusher Drake Jackson and running back Khalil Herbert to the practice squad.
Hand tore his quad early in Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and did not return. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Hand would miss the rest of the season so don't expect to see him in 2026. Muse was elevated last week and now officially joins the roster in time for Week 2.
Jackson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He recorded 21 tackles (12 solo), six sacks, and one interception in his first two seasons. After missing
all of 2024 due to injury, Jackson landed with the Washington Commanders in 2025.
Herbert, a former Chicago Bears sixth-round pick, has rushed for 1,957 and nine touchdowns over five seasons. The Falcons needed another running back after losing Tyler Goodson to the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday.
Check out the Falcons' updated 53-man roster and practice squad entering Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.
Quarterbacks (4)
- Michael Penix Jr. (9)
- Tua Tagovailoa (1)
- Cooper Rush (13)
- Jack Strand (18)
Running Backs (2)
- Bijan Robinson (7)
- Brian Robinson Jr. (15)
Wide Receivers (5)
- Drake London (5)
- Jahan Dotson (4)
- Olamide Zaccheaus (14)
- Zachariah Branch (17)
- Chris Blair (19)
Tight Ends (4)
- Kyle Pitts (8)
- Austin Hooper (81)
- Charlie Woerner (89)
- Nick Muse (87)
Offensive Linemen (9)
- Jake Matthews (70)
- Matthew Bergeron (65)
- Ryan Neuzil (64)
- Chris Lindstrom (63)
- Jawaan Taylor (71)
- Michael Jerrell (72)
- Ethan Onianwa (75)
- Kyle Hinton (68)
- Corey Levin (62)
Defensive Linemen (7)
- Gervon Dexter (95)
- Brandon Dorlus (54)
- Maason Smith(92)
- Samson Ebukam (52)
- LaCale London (94)
- Za'Darius Smith (55)
- Cameron Thomas (99)
Linebackers (7)
- Divine Deablo (0)
- Kendal Daniels (53)
- Harold Perkins Jr. (56)
- Christian Harris (45)
- LB Josh Woods (42)
- LB Yasir Abdullah (22)
- LB Jared Ivey (51)
Defensive Backs (11)
- A.J. Terrell (24)
- Avieon Terrell (12)
- Mike Hughes (21)
- Billy Bowman Jr. (33)
- C.J. Henderson (26)
- Mike Ford Jr. (28)
- Malcolm DeWalt (36)
- Jessie Bates III (3)
- Xavier Watts (31)
- DeMarcco Hellams (23)
- Sydney Brown (29)
Special Teams (3)
- LS: Liam McCullough (49)
- K: Nick Folk (6)
- P: Jake Bailey (16)
Reserve Lists
- EDGE James Pearce Jr. (suspended)
- WR Beaux Collins (Reserve/Injured) DTR
- OT Storm Norton (Reserve/PUP)
- LB DeAngelo Malone (Reserve/PUP)
- DE Keshawn Banks (Reserve/Injured)
- LB JD Bertrand (Reserve/Injured)
- LB Jalon Walker (Reserve/Injured)
- RB Trey Sermon (Reserve/Injured)
- DT Anterio Thompson (Reserve/NFI)
- OT Cameron Williams (Reserve/Injured)
- Da'Shawn Hand (Reserve/Injured)
Falcons practice squad
- WR Vinny Anthony (86)
- DE Bralen Trice (48)
- OL Kam Dewberry (61)
- WR Dylan Drummond (80)
- DB Darnay Holmes (30)
- OT Riley Mahlman (76)
- OL James Brockermeyer (66)
- RB Cash Jones (32)
- TE Jack Velling (84)
- WR Antwane Wells (82)
- OL Josh Thompson (67)
- DL Zach Harrison (96)
- DB Jammie Robinson (34)
- DL Zacch Pickens (93)
- EDGE Drake Jackson (TBD)
- RB Khalil Herbert (TBD)
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons make roster changes, sign former Bears RB to practice squad
