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Falcons’ Riley undergoes surgery

Falcons rookie linebacker Duke Riley, LSU, prepares to stretch during warmups at rookie mini-camp on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Falcons rookie linebacker Duke Riley, LSU, prepares to stretch during warmups at rookie mini-camp on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Chris Vivlamore
Oct 26, 2017

The Falcons have yet to announce that Duke Riley would need surgery for the knee injury he suffered last Sunday.

Yet on Thursday, the rookie linebacker tweeted that he has already had an operation.

Riley posted the following message on Twitter:

The Falcons listed Riley as did not practice on Wednesday’s injury report in advance of Sunday’s game against the Jets. The team has said only that Riley is week to week and that he will not play this week.

The exact nature or extent of the injury is not known. Riley left Sunday’s game against the Patriots with the knee injury. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported that Riley would require surgery.

Riley, a third-round pick (No. 75 overall) out of LSU, has appeared in all six games, including five starts. He had eight tackles and 11 assists.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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