Ridley had offseason left ankle surgery

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who battled through a hamstring injury earlier in training camp, had offseason surgery to remove "loose bodies" in his left ankle, he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.

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