ESPNOct 23, 2023, 9:05 p.m. ETLreading: 2 min.
The running back only had one touch on the ball despite not appearing on Atlanta’s injury report
The NFL is investigating compliance issues regarding injury reporting with the Atlanta Falcons about when the team found out that the rookie running back Sesame Robinson was not physically well, and why he did not report to the league according to league regulations, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN this Monday.
It is standard practice for the league to question teams about a player if he is not included in the weekly report, and then becomes unavailable or plays significantly less than typically occurs. Violations typically carry fines.
Robinson He did not enter Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers until there were two minutes left in the first period. The head coach Arthur Smith told FOX at halftime that Robinson He didn’t feel well.
Bijan Robinson only had one touch last game for the Falcons, raising questions in league offices.Getty Images
Smith revealed this Monday that Robinson “it will be OK”.
Robinson He said after the game that he was suffering from migraines and began to “feel strange” on Saturday night, when he struggled to fall asleep and woke up “feeling completely out of it.”
He said he took his medicine to try to feel better, but his head continued to hurt.
Robinson He said his head was still bothering him after Sunday’s game, adding that he was not examined for a concussion or given a COVID test. He was not seen in the locker room during Monday’s open media session.
Los Falcons they always believed that Robinson would participate in the match, and therefore was not added to the injury report, a source told ESPN.
Robinson He said he never contemplated sitting out Sunday during the 16-13 victory, but ended up playing in just 11 plays, no directed passes, and just one touch: a 3-yard run on the final drive to set up the field goal. the victory of Younghoe Koo.
When asked why he was given Robinson a carry in that situation, when he had not participated in the game, Smith He responded referring to the play itself.
“I was in a two-minute situation,” he explained. Smith. “He gave us 3 yards and it was situational football. It changes the way people want to send it, and that’s why. It’s pretty simple.”
The eighth overall pick in this year’s draft has 81 carries for 404 yards. He also has 26 receptions for 189 yards with two touchdowns on the season.
Information from Michael Rothstein was used in the writing of this note.
2023-10-24 01:05:00
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