Ridley out for rest of the season

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley catches a touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone during the Dec. 8 game against Carolina. (Hyosub Shin/Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

By D. Orlando Ledbetter

Dec 9, 2019

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who suffered an abdominal injury in the 40-20 win over the Panthers on Sunday, announced on social media that he’s out for the remainder of the season.

Ridley started 10 of the team’s 13 games this season and had 63 receptions for 866 yards and seven touchdowns. The second-year player from Alabama had five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown Sunday against Carolina.

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Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes. I am doing well, unfortunately I’m out for the rest of the season, but I’ll be back Next year st8 pressure 💪🏽❤️ Small thing to a Giant! #RiseUp #oneofthebest

A post shared by CALVIN RIDLEY CR1️⃣8️⃣ (@justdoit_cb3) on Dec 9, 2019 at 10:27am PST

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