The Falcons don’t have much time for aches and pains to heal up before facing the Buccaneers on Thursday and that might leave them without wide receiver Roddy White.
Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports White missed practice for the second straight day on Tuesday because of a hamstring injury. That casts serious doubt on his availability for the game against Tampa, especially when recent history is taken into account.
White missed a big chunk of time last summer with an ankle injury, but he suited up for the first five weeks of the regular season with poor returns before sitting out for three weeks after the Falcons were off in Week Six. His production increased from that point, which may help guide the Falcons’ ultimate decision for playing Thursday against taking the extended recovery before their Week Four game against the Vikings.
The Falcons did have Julio Jones at practice for the second straight day, so it doesn’t appear there’s much risk of the Falcons being without both of their starting wideouts. That should make for less of a “whole” in the lineup come Thursday night.