Falcons coach Mike Smith said he had no update today on the status of injured rookie tackle Jake Matthews.
Matthews left Sunday’s game against the Saints with what the team said is an ankle injury. Matthews had an MRI today and Smith said the team would update his condition when the initial injury report of the week is issued on Wednesday.
Matthews was the No. 6 overall pick in the May draft out of Texas A&M. He began training camp as the starter at right tackle, then moved to left tackle when Sam Baker suffered a season-ending injury during the second exhibition game.
Veteran Gabe Carimi replaced Matthews during the Saints game. The Bears selected Carimi in the first round of the 2011 draft to play tackle but he struggled at both tackle spots before eventually being moved to guard.
Carimi played in 14 games with three starts for Tampa Bay in 2013. He practiced mostly at guard during Falcons training camp with some reps at right tackle.
“I thought Carimi did an outstanding job considering he’d not had a lot of reps on the left side,” Smith said.
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