ATLANTA — Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney will be inactive for the team’s Week 1 game against the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Sunday.
Mooney injured his right shoulder July 24 during the very first practice of training camp. He made a dive for a Michael Penix Jr. pass and landed hard. Mooney got up gingerly and left the field with a trainer.
At that point, head coach Raheem Morris said Mooney would be out for “a couple of weeks.” Mooney only returned to practice a little over a week ago and was listed as limited this week.
Last season, Mooney injured the same shoulder and did not play in the team’s Week 18 game against the Carolina Panthers.
Mooney, 27, had 64 catches for 992 yards and a career-high five touchdowns last year.
