The Falcons suffered a major setback on their offense with the loss of a key member of their offensive line.
Left tackle Sam Baker is out for the season with a torn patella tendon in his right knee. He suffered the injury during the Falcons Saturday night 32-7 loss to the Texans.
Baker was a first round draft pick for the Falcons in 2008. He has started 61 games in his career and had three back surgeries. He played a full season in 2012 but after signing a six year $41.5 million dollar deal in 2012 he played in just four games in 2013 before suffering a knee surgery that kept him out the remainder of the season. This was supposed to be his return to the Falcons revamped offensive line.
Now with Baker out, the Falcons have moved rookie Jake Matthews from right tackle to left. Competition is now open to replace Matthews spot on the right side of the line with Lamar Holmes, Mike Johnson, Gabe Carimi and Ryan Schraeder all competing for the spot.
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