Saturday morning, the NFL Network called the Atlanta Falcons quarterback’s injury a “major toe injury” and not too long after the Falcons announced that they were bringing back Matt Simms. This is a blow for a lot of reasons, both for Benkert, the Falcons and the Falcons fans who were hoping that Benkert would be able to replace 38-year-old Matt Schaub as Matt Ryan’s back-up.
It was one game against players who aren’t going to make an NFL roster, but it was not about who Benkert was facing Thursday night, it was about what he was doing against them.