Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson among several players missing OTAs.
"Bijan won't be out there," Morris said. "He's got the ankle. And obviously won't be out there. But we expect those guys for our mandatory minicamp."
Morris added veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, who's still recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 8 last season, to the list of players not participating.Jarrett and McClellan, who missed rookie minicamp with an undisclosed injury from the pre-draft process, are expected absences. Robinson is not.in 2023, emerging as one of Atlanta's premier playmakers after rushing for 976 yards and four touchdowns while catching 58 passes for 487 yards and four more scores.
McClellan, a sixth-round selection in April's draft, is in contention to be the Falcons' No. 3 runner. The only healthy ballcarriers listed on Atlanta's roster are Allgeier, Robert Burns, Carlos Washington Jr. and Avery Williams. Mandatory minicamp, when Robinson and McClellan are slated to return, is scheduled to run from June 10-12, meaning both rushers could be out of action for nearly a month.Daniel Flick is an accredited NFL writer for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Daniel has provided boots-on-ground coverage at the NFL Combine and from the Atlanta Falcons' headquarters, among other destinations, and contributed to the annual Lindy's Sports Magazine ahead of the 2023 offseason.
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