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Marc RaimondiAug 23, 2025, 12:00 AM ET
- Marc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.
Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris said Friday night that right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss “significant time” with an injury he suffered Wednesday in practice.
Speaking after the team’s 31-13 preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Morris said McGary could be headed to injured reserve. The Falcons could put two players on IR without placing them on the 53-man roster nor having them go through waivers.
In that instance, McGary would have to miss at least the first four games of the season.
McGary appeared to injure his leg before the beginning of the team’s 11-on-11 period Wednesday. He was carted off the field and was visibly favoring what looked to be his left leg as he was assisted into the building by an athletic trainer.
McGary had a scope on his left ankle in the offseason, which kept him out of the team’s spring practices.
The Falcons now have a sizable hole on that side of the offensive line, which must protect the blindside of second-year quarterback Michael Penix Jr. McGary’s backup, Storm Norton, had ankle surgery Tuesday and will miss six to eight weeks.
Versatile offensive linemen Elijah Wilkinson replaced McGary at right tackle during practice Thursday. He started 19 games at the position for the Denver Broncos in 2019 and 2020. Wilkinson also started nine games for the Falcons in 2022 — at left guard.
McGary, 30, is entering his seventh season as the Falcons’ starting right tackle. The first-round pick from 2019 signed a two-year, $30 million contract extension with Atlanta earlier this month.
