Falcons safety William Moore is eligible to begin practicing after missing the past six weeks with a shoulder injury.
Moore suffred the injury during a 41-28 loss at Minnesota on Sept. 28 and was placed on short-term injured reserve two days later. He’s missed five games.
Once Moore begins practicing he won’t be eligible to play in games for another two weeks, so he can’t return until the Nov. 30 game against Arizona at the earliest.
“He is progressing well,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “We anticipate and are looking forward to getting him back on the field as soon as we can. He should be able to start working here pretty soon.”
The Falcons drafted Moore, 29, in the second round of the 2009 draft out of Missouri. He’s been a starter since his second season.
Second-year safety Kemal Ishmael has started the past five games in place of Moore.
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