NEW ORLEANS -- Left guard Elijah Wilkinson was moved to the 53-man roster from injured reserve Saturday and will return to the starting lineup when the Falcons (5-8) play the Saints (4-9) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Caesars Superdome.
Wilkinson, who had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee in early November, tried to return for the Pittsburgh game Dec. 4.
“It just wasn’t feeling as good as it is now,” Wilkinson said Wednesday. “They said, just wait. We’ve got the bye week. You can get some extra work in and kind of get you more ready leading up to the Saints. That’s what we decided to do.”
Wilkinson has started eight games this season. The Falcons also have started Colby Gossett, Matt Hennessy and Chuma Edoga at left guard. Jalen Mayfield, the starting guard in 2021, was activated to return, but his period lapsed, and he was returned to injured reserve.
“Had a little procedure, a little scope,” Wilkinson said. “I had a torn meniscus. I had to handle that. I was playing through it, but it was tough. After a few weeks of playing through it, I was like we’ve got to figure something out.”
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Atlanta Falcons 2022 schedule
Sept. 11: Saints 27, Falcons 26
Sept. 18: Rams 31, Falcons 27
Sept. 25 Falcons 27, Seahawks 23
Oct. 2 Falcons 23, Browns 20
Oct. 9 Buccaneers 21, Falcons 15
Oct. 16 Falcons 28, 49ers 14
Oct. 23 Bengals 35, Falcons 17
Oct. 30 Falcons 37, Panthers 34 OT
Nov. 6 Chargers 20, Falcons 17
Nov. 10 Panthers 25, Falcons 15
Nov. 20 Falcons 27, Bears 24
Nov. 27 Commanders 19, Falcons 13
Dec. 4 Steelers 19, Falcons 16
BYE WEEK
Dec. 18 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 24 at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 vs. Arizona, 1 p.m.
Jan. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, TBD
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