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Falcons' Mathis out for season with knee injury
By Paul Newberry, The Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. ? Atlanta Falcons cornerback Kevin Mathis is out for the season after tearing up his left knee in practice.
Mathis, a nine year-veteran, is 31 and faces a long rehabilitation, raising the possibility his career could be over.
He went down on a routine drill Wednesday, two days after he was ejected from the season opener against Philadelphia before the game even started.
During the first practice for Sunday's game at Seattle, Mathis was covering a receiver down the sideline, went up to knock away a pass and came down awkwardly. He was carried off on a cart, and an MRI showed severe damage.
The team said Thursday that Mathis tore both his anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments, and also damaged the posterior capsule.
By Paul Newberry, The Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. ? Atlanta Falcons cornerback Kevin Mathis is out for the season after tearing up his left knee in practice.
Mathis, a nine year-veteran, is 31 and faces a long rehabilitation, raising the possibility his career could be over.
He went down on a routine drill Wednesday, two days after he was ejected from the season opener against Philadelphia before the game even started.
During the first practice for Sunday's game at Seattle, Mathis was covering a receiver down the sideline, went up to knock away a pass and came down awkwardly. He was carried off on a cart, and an MRI showed severe damage.
The team said Thursday that Mathis tore both his anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments, and also damaged the posterior capsule.
