1FalconsFan Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Falcons' rookie running back Thomas Brown suffered a season-ending injury while enduring an illegal horse-collar tackle in Thursday's 10-9 exhibition victory at Baltimore. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.The injury, to his upper leg/groin area, will not require surgery, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The injury to Brown, a former Georgia standout, means second-year tailback Jason Snelling made the Falcons roster as the team's No. 3 tailback. Snelling and Brown, a seventh-round pick in the April draft, were in a neck-and-neck competition with Brown seemingly holding the edge because he was the top kickoff returner during the preseason.Brown came out of the game Thursday after a seven-yard run in the third quarter in which he was snatched down by the back of his collar by Ravens' outside linebacker Gary Stills. Thomas's body whip-lashed as he went down, as often is the case when the recently banned tackle is executed. Stills was penalized for a personal foul.Snelling immediately replaced Brown and played the remainder of the game.Brown has been plagued by injuries since suffering a broken leg during his senior season at Tucker High. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in 2006 at Georgia and missed time as a senior with a broken collarbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryb78 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 That's terrible. I was really looking forward to seeing TB return kicks for us this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobkowski Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Yep, I mentioned it when we first drafted him that he had the injury bug. And that's a bummer cause he has talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpjumper Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Stinks, wonder if they'll fine who did the tackle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood'sblur Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Falcons' rookie running back Thomas Brown suffered a season-ending injury while enduring an illegal horse-collar tackle in Thursday's 10-9 exhibition victory at Baltimore. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.The injury, to his upper leg/groin area, will not require surgery, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The injury to Brown, a former Georgia standout, means second-year tailback Jason Snelling made the Falcons roster as the team's No. 3 tailback. Snelling and Brown, a seventh-round pick in the April draft, were in a neck-and-neck competition with Brown seemingly holding the edge because he was the top kickoff returner during the preseason.Brown came out of the game Thursday after a seven-yard run in the third quarter in which he was snatched down by the back of his collar by Ravens' outside linebacker Gary Stills. Thomas's body whip-lashed as he went down, as often is the case when the recently banned tackle is executed. Stills was penalized for a personal foul.Snelling immediately replaced Brown and played the remainder of the game.Brown has been plagued by injuries since suffering a broken leg during his senior season at Tucker High. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in 2006 at Georgia and missed time as a senior with a broken collarbone.youre a little late man; we've been talkin about this since friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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