The Atlanta Falcons haven’t played a game in over a week but like the rest of the league, they continue to lose players to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Just a few days after placing DE Dante Fowler Jr. on the NFL’s new virus designation, the team announced that WR Laquon Treadwell has been added to COVID-19 reserve on Tuesday.
We have placed WR Laquon Treadwell on the reserve/COVID-19 list and have signed LB Jake Carlock to the practice squad.
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Treadwell, 25, was selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed with the Falcons during the offseason to give the team some depth at wide receiver but hasn’t been a factor in 2020.
Taking Treadwell’s place on the practice squad is Jake Carlock, a second-year linebacker out of LIU Post, who showed some promise as a rookie for the New York Giants. Atlanta takes on the New Orleans Saints in Week 11.
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