The Atlanta Falcons placed linebacker Deion Jones on injured reserve Thursday, a little over a week after he returned to practice.
Following offseason shoulder surgery, Jones had been on the physically unable to perform list for most of training camp until Aug. 24, when he returned to practice ahead of the preseason finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jones, a Pro Bowler in 2017, had been expected to compete for a reserve role this year behind starters Rashaan Evans and Mykal Walker. Jones had started 48 games over the past three seasons for Atlanta and has 652 career tackles since being drafted out of LSU in 2016.