hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons starting left tackle Jake Matthews, who underwent surgery in January to repair a torn Lisfranc ligament in his foot, was back on the field for Tuesday's session of organized team activities. Matthews appeared to run without issue as he participated in early drills. He underwent surgery Jan. 5, and was given a four-month timetable for recovery. There was some belief that Matthews would be held out until training camp in late July.Matthews' return wasn't the Falcons' only encouraging news on the injury front. Starting strong safety William Moore returned to practice for the first time since undergoing significant right shoulder surgery in the winter. Starting center Joe Hawley was back at practice for the first time since tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee. And rookie cornerback Jalen Collins, who underwent foot surgery prior to the draft, went through individual drills wearing a helmet. Also back from injuries were center/guard Peter Konz, who suffered an ACL injury last season, and outside linebacker Brooks Reed, who missed some time recently with a groin injury. Matthews, Moore, Hawley, Reed, Collins and Konz all were limited. They were all but absent during full-team drills.Missing from practice again was starting right guard Jon Asamoah, who was held out with an ankle injury, according to coach Dan Quinn. With Asamoah sidelined and Matthews and Hawley limited, the first-team offensive line consisted of Ryan Schraeder at right tackle, Chris Chester at right guard, James Stone at center, Mike Person at left guard and Lamar Holmes at left tackle. Tackle Sam Baker, still recovering from last year's significant knee injury, was nowhere to be seen. Quinn previously said Baker's rehab has been taking place inside the facility. Also, rookie first-round pick Vic Beasley was on the field with a helmet but did not see much action. Quinn said Beasley was limited by a shoulder injury. Linebacker Marquis Spruill, who missed all of last season with an ACL injury, was held out of practice. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13044680/jake-matthews-atlanta-falcons-returns-action-foot-surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTFalcon25 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 That's good news. You don't want your starters "healthy in time for training camp." You want them already back in the swing of things before camp starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 So everybody was at least on the field other than Baker and Asamoah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rounz Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks, hjerry.That's a relief about Matthews, at least so far so good.But I wonder why Asamoah's injury is undisclosed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks, hjerry.That's a relief about Matthews, at least so far so good.But I wonder why Asamoah's injury is undisclosed?vaughn mcclure @vxmcclure23 12m12 minutes agoJon Asamoah was inside recovering from an ankle injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 After a long, dark night, a glimmer of day is shining on the horizon. I may or may not have shed a tear of joy reading this.(Checks for fine print on the back of man card...)Okay, I didn't shed a tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 So everybody was at least on the field other than Baker and Asamoah.and Southward probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good news. If he can get and stay healthy, I like the looks of our o-line this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekeyboy1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 "Sam Baker was nowhere to be seen". smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTBF54 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Great news on our wounded players... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 and Southward probablyHe wasn't mentioned as being held out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 McClure has edited his article somewhat, and I have reposted accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTBF54 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 D-Led reported it....."Linebacker Marquis Spruill, whos coming back from knee surgery, did not practice. Guard/tackle Sam Baker (knee) and cornerback Dezmen Southward (knee) were not at practice." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I wonder why Vic didn't do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 D-Led reported it....."Linebacker Marquis Spruill, whos coming back from knee surgery, did not practice. Guard/tackle Sam Baker (knee) and cornerback Dezmen Southward (knee) were not at practice."OK, so that's 3 not at practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimitiveJN Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I wonder why Vic didn't do much.Shoulder injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Shoulder injury.So I see now. That sucks, hope it doesn't keep him out long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRid Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 It's definitely great to see these guys back on the field. We need to get the starting OLine figured out quick and have those guys taking lots of reps together. I can't believe Baker still can't get on the field. That must have been a very serious injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekeyboy1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 "I cant believe Baker still cant get on the field".. I can.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozer Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 "I cant believe Baker still cant get on the field".. I can..Yeah he's a gimp that gets paid millions to rehab every year. He needs to take a big pay cut or GTFO as soon as it makes sense in regards to our cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Baker is beyond frustrating but you have to look at it objectively.It does us no good to cut him. We don't need the cap space right now, and so waiting another year to cut him makes the eventual dead money significantly less.Since the money isn't an issue, let's just focus on the football aspect of it. He could be solid depth for a year IF he can actually get healthy (yes, that is a huge "if"). Now with his propensity to injuries, it makes sense to give him as much time as possible to fully heal. He won't be a starter, so there is really not massive need to get him in there sooner than later. Getting healthy & then learning as the season goes is the best case scenario it seems.Worst case, he comes back, gets hurt yet again, ends up on IR, and then we cut ties next offseason. Either way, his massive contract isn't actually hurting us right now, so it's kind of a non-issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTFalcon25 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Sam Baker, at this point, is a "nothing to lose" guy. We're not really depending on him for anything, and his salary will be off the books by the time we really need the cap space. So, hopefully he contributes in some meaningful way this season. But if not, I won't lose any sleep on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Francis Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird56 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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