FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons backup offensive tackle Ethan Greenidge was carted off the field, and defensive end Ikenna Enechukwu also left late in the seventh training camp practice Wednesday.
“You never now,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said. “Obviously, there was something initial that you could tell. Every once is a while, unfortunately, that would be the case. That wasn’t the case with those two. You just never know. Until you get an evaluation, until you get an MRI or imaging, you really don’t know.”
Greenidge was lining up at left tackle behind Jake Matthews with the second-team offense. The injury to his left leg appeared serious. Enechukwu was helped off the field by the training staff, and he couldn’t put any weight on his left leg.
“Obviously, that’s tough,” quarterback Desmond Ridder said of Greenidge’s injury. “He went down. I was in there and you hear him saying cuss word and everything. So, you know something is not right and it’s hurt bad.”
Also, left guard/center Matt Hennessy remained out, while tight end Jonnu Smith missed his second day of practice. Arthur Smith said Jonnu Smith was out with something that “flared up” and said he expects him back soon, certainly by the joint practice in Miami next week.
Greenidge, who’s 6-foot-4 and 335 pounds, signed a one-year contract with the Falcons in the offseason.
Greenidge, 25, played at Villanova and was undrafted after the 2019 draft. He’s been with Saints and played as a reserve in 15 games in 2020.
Enechukwu was signed as an undrafted free agent. He played at Rice.
