The Atlanta Falcons have placed running back Trey Sermon on the reserve/injured list, ESPN's Marc Raidmondi reported on Wednesday afternoon. Sermon, a former third-round pick, signed with the Falcons last Monday and appeared in the team's preseason-opening loss to the Denver Broncos.
The 27-year-old finished with just one rushing attempt for three yards and was targeted one time in the passing game. It's unclear what injury Sermon sustained or when it occurred, but he will join former first-round pick Jalon Walker on IR for the time being.
Sermon was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The former Ohio State standout bounced around a bit before catching on with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023. He appeared
in 31 games during his two years in Indy, rushing 319 yards and two touchdowns.
The #Falcons placed recently signed RB Trey Sermon on the reserve/injured list Wednesday, per the NFL transactions wire.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) August 19, 2026
Sermon spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers but only contributed on special teams. Over his first five NFL seasons, the former Buckey rushed for 505 yards on 3.8 yards per attempt, while adding 22 catches for 138 receiving yards.
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)
- Beaux Collins (88)
- Drake London (5)
- Jahan Dotson (4)
- Olamide Zaccheaus (14)
- Zachariah Branch (17)
- Chris Blair (19)
- Dylan Drummond (80)
- Antwane Wells Jr. (82)
- Vinny Anthony II (86)
- Keelan Marion (85)
Tight Ends (6)
- Kyle Pitts (8)
- Austin Hooper (81)
- Charlie Woerner (89)
- Joshua Simon (47)
- Nick Muse (87)
- Jack Velling (84)
Offensive Linemen (16)
- Jake Matthews (70)
- Matthew Bergeron (65)
- Ryan Neuzil (64)
- Chris Lindstrom (63)
- Jawaan Taylor (71)
- Michael Jerrell (72)
- Wanya Morris (79)
- Ethan Onianwa (75)
- Andrew Stueber (74)
- Kyle Hinton (68)
- Corey Levin (62)
- Riley Mahlman (76)
- James Brockermeyer (66)
- Kam Dewberry (61)
- Brandon Walton (67)
- Jaeden Roberts (59)
Defensive Linemen (10)
- Brandon Dorlus (54)
- Maason Smith(92)
- Marlon Tuipulotu (95)
- Da'Shawn Hand (90)
- Chris Williams (93)
- LaCale London (94)
- Devonnsha Maxwell (91)
- Zach Harrison (96)
- Carlos Allen Jr. (79)
- Anterio Thompson (98) NFI LIST
Linebackers (8)
- Divine Deablo (0)
- Kendal Daniels (53)
- Harold Perkins Jr. (56)
- Christian Harris (45)
- Channing Tindall (55)
- JD Bertrand (40)
- Josh Woods (46)
- Daveren Rayner (42)
EDGE (8)
- Za'Darius Smith (91)
- James Pearce Jr. (27)
- Bralen Trice (48)
- Azeez Ojulari (51)
- Samson Ebukam (52)
- Keshawn Banks (59)
- Cameron Thomas (99)
- Cameron Sample (69)
Cornerbacks (14)
- A.J. Terrell (24)
- Avieon Terrell (12)
- Mike Hughes (21)
- Billy Bowman Jr. (33) Active/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)
- Keidron Smith (22)
Safeties (5)
- Jessie Bates III (3)
- Xavier Watts (31)
- DeMarcco Hellams (23)
- Sydney Brown (29)
- Jammie Robinson (34)
Special Teams (3)
- LS: Liam McCullough (49)
- K: Nick Folk (6)
- P: Jake Bailey (16)
Reserve Lists (4)
- OT Storm Norton (Reserve/PUP)
- LB DeAngelo Malone (Reserve/PUP)
- LB Jalon Walker (Reserve/Injured)
- RB Trey Sermon (Reserve/Injured)
The Falcons have wrapped up their first joint practice with the Colts but will return for another session on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons place running back on injured reserve list
