FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who is away from the team indefinitely to work on his mental well-being, was placed on the non-football injury list by the team on Nov. 5. He has not played in the last four games and the Falcons 1-3 over that stretch. When the Falcons placed him on the NFL list, he was set to miss at least three games.
The window is open for his potential return, but coach Arthur Smith said he did not have an update on his status on Monday. He also hasn’t heard from the doctors on offensive guard Matt Gono, who’s on injured reserve.
“I don’t have any update on (Gono),” Smith said. “I don’t have any update on Calvin, either.”
Atlanta’s Calvin Ridley is eligible to be activated off the non-football injury list this week, but Falcons’ HC Arthur Smith said today that he had no update on his standout wide receiver, who stepped away from the game to tend to his mental health.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 22, 2021
Ridley missed the game against the Jets in London on Oct. 10 because of a personal matter. He played against Miami on Oct. 24 and caught a touchdown pass in the 30-28 victory.
Ridley has 31 catches for 281 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Gono would help along the line which is getting stuffed in short-yardage situations.
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