Falcons place Calvin Ridley on non-football injury list; receiver stepped away to deal with mental well-being

Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley has been positioned on the staff’s non-football damage record and can be out for at the least the following three weeks. Ridley lately introduced that he was quickly stepping away from soccer to deal with his well-being. 

The 26-year-old veteran missed two video games earlier this season for undisclosed private issues. He introduced that he can be stepping away from soccer after being dominated out of final Sunday’s recreation towards the Carolina Panthers. There isn’t a public timetable as to when Ridley is predicted to return to the staff. 

“These previous few weeks have been very difficult and as a lot as I would wish to be on the sphere competing with my teammates, I have to step away from soccer at the moment and deal with my psychological well-being,” Ridley said in a statement. “It will assist me be the very best model of myself now and sooner or later. I wish to thank my teammates, your entire Atlanta Falcons group, our nice followers, my associates, and my household for all of their assist throughout this time.”

A productive participant over his 4 seasons in Atlanta, Ridley has 31 receptions for 281 yards and two touchdowns this season. He caught 90 passes for 1,374 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2020, his greatest season thus far. In Ridley’s absence, rookie tight finish Kyle Pitts and veteran Cordarrelle Patterson has emerged because the Falcons’ top-two receivers. 

The three-4 Falcons can be on the highway towards the Saints and Cowboys earlier than returning house to face the Patriots in Week 11.