The Atlanta Falcons must sure love LaRoy Reynolds and his special teams ability. NFL teams now have the option to place two players on short-term injured reserve per season, meaning they can come back after being out for eight games. This way, teams don’t burn up a roster spot on a star player who will be out for an extended period of time.
LaRoy Reynolds, who has been one of the team’s better special teams players, is cleared for practice and can return in week 9, per the team.
The Falcons get a few weeks to come up with the extra roster spot (um.