The Atlanta Falcons have ruled out running back Brian Robinson Jr. and three other players ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Robinson missed the last two days of practice due to a hamstring injury and will now miss his first game of the season this Sunday.
The veteran running back signed with the Falcons over the offseason as a cheap replacement for Tyler Allgeier. Thus far, Robinson has thrived in his role as Bijan Robinson's backup, rushing for 211 yards and four touchdowns on 4.0 yards per attempt.
Since the Falcons still have just two running backs on their 53-man roster, they are elevating Khalil Herbert from the practice squad for Sunday's game in Atlanta. Herbert, a former sixth-round pick by the Chicago Bears, has rushed for 1,957 yards and nine touchdowns over five NFL seasons.
If you're wondering why the Falcons only have two active running backs, it likely has to do with the team keeping four quarterbacks on the roster. Atlanta signed veteran Andy Dalton on Monday and released Cooper Rush, which was a somewhat puzzling move since the Falcons still have Tua Tagovailoa and Jack Strand.
The Falcons have some other notable injuries going into NFL Week 7. Linebacker Divine Deablo and cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. have been ruled out, while 10 other players, including Kendal Daniels, A.J. Terrell and C.J. Henderson are questionable.
Check out the Falcons' updated 53-man roster and practice squad entering Sunday's game against the 49ers.
Quarterbacks (4)
- Michael Penix Jr. (9)
- Tua Tagovailoa (1)
- Andy Dalton (13)
- Jack Strand (18)
Running Backs (2)*
- Bijan Robinson (7)
- Brian Robinson Jr. (15)
- RB Khalil Herbert (25) Week 7 PS elevation*
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 (9)
- Gervon Dexter (95)
- Brandon Dorlus (54)
- Maason Smith(92)
- Samson Ebukam (52)
- LaCale London (94)
- Za'Darius Smith (55)
- Cameron Thomas (99)
- Zach Harrison (96)
- Charles Snowden (reported)*
Linebackers (6)
- Divine Deablo (0)
- Kendal Daniels (53)
- Harold Perkins Jr. (56)
- Christian Harris (45)
- Josh Woods (42)
- Jared Ivey (51)
Defensive Backs (10)
- Avieon Terrell (12)
- Mike Hughes (21)
- Billy Bowman Jr. (33)
- C.J. Henderson (26)
- Mike Ford Jr. (28)
- Jessie Bates III (3)
- Xavier Watts (31)
- DeMarcco Hellams (23)
- Sydney Brown (29)
- Robert Longerbeam (37)
Special Teams (3)
- LS: Liam McCullough (49)
- K: Nick Folk (6)
- P: Jake Bailey (16)
Falcons practice squad
- WR Vinny Anthony (86)
- OL Kam Dewberry (61)
- WR Dylan Drummond (80)
- DB Darnay Holmes (30)
- OT Riley Mahlman (76)
- TE Jack Velling (84)
- WR Antwane Wells (82)
- OL Josh Thompson (67)
- DL Zacch Pickens (93)
- DE Drake Jackson (91)
- RB Khalil Herbert (25) Week 7 PS elevation
- OL Colby Sorsdal (74)
- LB Brian Asamoah (41)
- RB Jam Miller (38)
- S Jammie Robinson (34)
- LB T.J. Quinn (43)
Reserve Lists
- Da'Shawn Hand (Reserve/Injured)
- LB Yasir Abdullah (Reserve/Injured)
- CB A.J. Terrell (Reserve/Injured) DTR
- EDGE James Pearce Jr. (suspended)
- WR Beaux Collins (Reserve/Injured)
- 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) DTR
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons elevate former Bears RB for Week 7 game vs. 49ers