London (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at New Orleans, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
He didn't practice at all this week, after suffering a PCL sprain toward the end of an overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday. With London out for at least one game and QB Michael Penix (knee) done for the season, Atlanta will rely on the likes of QB Kirk Cousins and WRs KhaDarel Hodge and David Sills.
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Falcons' Drake London: Not expected to play Week 12
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Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Wednesday that he doesn't expect London (knee) to play Sunday versus the Saints, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Morris noted that London wants to play Week 12, but the star wide receiver remains week-to-week, per Terrin Waack of the team's official site. London is dealing with a PCL sprain in his left knee, an injury he sustained in Atlanta's overtime loss to the Panthers this past Sunday. As long as London remains sidelined, all of Kyle Pitts, Darnell Mooney, David Sills and KhaDarel Hodge will be positioned for expanded roles in the passing game for new starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, who will line up under center rest of the 2025 campaign with Michael Penix (knee) slated for season-ending surgery.
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Falcons' Drake London: Expected to miss Week 12
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London (knee) has been diagnosed with a sprained PCL and is expected to miss next Sunday's game against the Saints, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
London also could miss additional time beyond that contest. With Atlanta's top wideout looking doubtful for Week 12, there would be additional pressure on Darnell Mooney to turn his poor season around, while David Sills, KhaDarel Hodge and Carlos Washington might see additional work. Falcons pass catchers will be working with Kirk Cousins moving forward after Michael Penix suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury in a Week 11 loss to the Panthers.
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Falcons' Drake London: Likely avoided major knee injury
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London is believed to have avoided a major knee injury during Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss to the Panthers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
London suffered a knee injury late in the game and will undergo further testing Monday. Rapoport cautions that London could still miss some time, depending on what Monday's tests show, but the star wide receiver likely avoided a major injury. Starting quarterback Michael Penix also exited the loss to Carolina due to a knee injury and will undergo further testing Monday.
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Falcons' Drake London: Questionable for Sunday
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London (illness/back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Carolina, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
It was reportedly an illness that prevented London from practicing Wednesday, but he returned Thursday as a limited participant, seemingly putting him on track to play this Sunday. The back injury and questionable designation mean it's not quite a sure thing, but the Falcons at least have an early kickoff at 1:00 p.m. ET, making things easier on fantasy managers if London takes a turn for the worse.
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Falcons' Drake London: Comes down with illness
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London didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
After being held out of the end zone through the first three games of the season, London has responded with TDs in four of his last five appearances on his way to a 37-532-6 line on 58 targets during that span. He's now dealing with an illness at the start of Week 11 prep, but he at least has two more practices this week to prove his health ahead of Sunday's contest against the Panthers.
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Falcons' Drake London: Another TD in Week 10 loss
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London caught six of eight targets for 104 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-25 overtime loss to the Colts. He added a two-point conversion.
No other Falcons pass catcher hauled in more than two passes or gained more than 38 yards, as London continues to be Michael Penix's only reliable downfield option. Sunday marked the fourth time in his last five games that London has topped 100 receiving yards, and he's up to six TDs in nine games, including four in the last two weeks. The fourth-year wideout will look to keep rolling in Week 11 against the Panthers, a team he's scored four touchdowns against in seven career meetings.
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Falcons' Drake London: Scores three TDs in return
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London caught nine of 14 targets for 118 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 24-23 loss to the Patriots.
London boxed out his defender on a leaping one-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, then high-pointed the ball for a two-yard score in the second quarter and added a one-handed snag for an eight-yard touchdown in the fourth. A missed PAT after London's third touchdown catch proved to be the difference as Atlanta's comeback attempt came up short, but London showed no ill effects from the hip injury that kept him out of the Week 8 loss to the Dolphins. The Falcons' other wide receivers combined for only three targets against the Patriots, so London's locked in as the team's top option in the passing game heading into a Week 10 matchup against the Colts in Berlin.
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Falcons' Drake London: Good to go
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London (hip) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at New England, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
London upgraded to full participation Friday after logging limited practices the previous two days. He'll return from a one-game absence due to a hip injury to face a hot New England defense led by CB Christian Gonzalez.
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Falcons' Drake London: Stays limited at practice
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London (hip) was limited at practice Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
London now has been listed as limited on three consecutive injury reports due to a hip issue, which sidelined him this past Sunday versus the Dolphins. He'll have one more opportunity to get back to full this week before Atlanta potentially tags him with a designation ahead of Sunday's game in New England. Assuming London is able to suit up this weekend, it's unclear who between Michael Penix (knee), who also was limited Wednesday and Thursday, and Kirk Cousins will be under center for the Falcons.
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Falcons' Drake London: Considered 'day-to-day'
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Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Monday that London (hip) is "day-to-day," Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.
Morris called both London and quarterback Michael Penix (knee) day-to-day in the wake of both players having missed Atlanta's 34-10 loss to the Dolphins in Week 8. Veteran backup quarterback Kirk Cousins looked ill-prepared to command the Falcons offense without London on the field, finishing with just 173 passing yards with no touchdowns or interceptions despite facing off against a deeply flawed Miami secondary. Whether it ends up being Penix or Cousins under center on the road against New England on Sunday, it will bode well for Atlanta's aerial attack if London is able to retake the field alongside Darnell Mooney and TE Kyle Pitts. The star wideout was a late addition to the Week 8 injury report.
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Falcons' Drake London: Now listed as questionable for Week 8
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The Falcons changed London's status to questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins due to a hip injury, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.
London didn't show up on Atlanta's Week 8 injury report until Friday as a limited participant with the hip issue, and the team then didn't tag him with a game-day designation. With the slight downgrade, his status now will need to be monitored ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff to see if he'll be available. London currently sits with a 38-469-2 receiving line on 63 targets in six games this season, and if he's active he likely will be working with quarterback Kirk Cousins because regular starter Michael Penix (knee) is trending toward sitting out, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
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Falcons' Drake London: Little production on 10 targets
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London recorded four receptions on 10 targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 20-10 loss to the 49ers.
London logged double-digit targets for the fourth time in six games this season, so lack of opportunity wasn't the reason for his poor line. However, he struggled to connect with Michael Penix both deep and in short areas of the field, leading to his inefficient day and his lowest yardage total of the campaign. The Falcons' passing game appeared to be getting on track in Weeks 5 and 6, making this a particularly disappointing step back.
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Falcons' Drake London: Monster receiving line on MNF
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London corralled 10 of 16 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 24-14 win over Buffalo.
It was the Bijan Robinson and Drake London Show on Monday Night Football after the two budding superstars accounted for 396 of Atlanta's 443 yards of offense. The 23-year-old London didn't cool off over his team's Week 5 bye, bookending the break with a pair of 100-plus yard games with a touchdown scored in each. He actually finished the contest as the only wide receiver to record a catch for Atlanta, highlighting his status as QB Michael Penix's unquestioned No. 1 target. A red-hot London will set his sights on a battered 49ers defense Week 7.
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Falcons' Drake London: Leads pass catchers in loss
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London secured five of eight targets for 55 yards in the Falcons' 30-0 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
On a day when the host Panthers delivered a shocking thumping to the Falcons, London managed to cobble together a serviceable, albeit uninspiring, fantasy day. The talented wideout led Atlanta in both receptions and receiving yards while checking in second in targets, and the yardage tally tied London's season high. While Michael Penix took a step back Sunday, London will aim to help the second-year signal-caller atone during a Week 4 home matchup against a Commanders defense that's been prone to allowing chunk plays through the air early this season.
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Falcons' Drake London: Cleared for SNF
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London (shoulder) and Darnell Mooney (shoulder) don't have injury designation for Sunday's game at Minnesota, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
London was injured in the fourth quarter of last week's loss to Tampa Bay, while Mooney missed the game due to an injury he'd been nursing since August. Both are now available to face a Minnesota defense that allowed a league-high 39.7 PPR points per game to wide receivers last year (albeit with the production driven by volume rather than efficiency).
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Falcons' Drake London: Practicing, expected to play
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Falcons coach Raheem Morris said Wednesday that London (shoulder) will participate in practice and is expected to suit up Sunday night versus the Vikings, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.
Morris said, "I do expect [London] to play," but he cautioned, "That's not saying he is." Atlanta will wait to make a decision on London's status for Week 2 until the coaching staff has been able to evaluate him throughout a full series of practices, but Morris' optimism at least confirms that the star wideout has avoided a severe injury. London brought in eight of 15 targets for 55 yards during the Falcons' 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 1. Fellow starting wideout Darnell Mooney (shoulder), who was unavailable against Tampa Bay, is also practicing Wednesday.
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Falcons' Drake London: Deemed day-to-day
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London (shoulder) is considered day-to-day due to a shoulder sprain, though he's set for further testing on the injury he suffered in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Early reports on London's injury are encouraging, though further testing is needed to confirm the severity of the injury he suffered in the fourth quarter of Sunday's season-opening loss. The Falcons were already without Darnell Mooney (shoulder) against Tampa Bay, so they could be severely shorthanded at wide receiver against the Vikings in Week 2 if London's unable to suit up.
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Falcons' Drake London: Getting fifth-year option
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The Falcons are exercising their fifth-year option on London's rookie contract, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The eighth overall pick from the 2022 Draft is now under contract through 2026, although it may not be long before he signs an extension that locks him in beyond that. London had career highs in every major counting stat last year, including 41 more targets (158) and 366 more yards (1,271) than his previous personal bests. He had just three 100-yard performances, but two of those came in the final two games after Michael Penix took over as Atlanta's starting QB. There should be plenty of volume for London again in 2025, after the Falcons focused on their defense this offseason and failed to acquire any significant competition for targets or carries.
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Falcons' Drake London: Standout performance in loss
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London secured 10 of 18 targets for 187 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons' 44-38 overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
The star wideout put together a stellar effort in a game the Falcons need to win to have a chance at a playoff spot, setting a new career high in receiving yards. London comfortably led the Falcons' pass catchers across the board for the afternoon as well, and his 10 grabs vaulted him to exactly 100 receptions for the season. London also finished the 2024 campaign with a career-high nine touchdown grabs courtesy of his 20- and 21-yard scoring catches, and the chemistry he displayed with rookie quarterback Michael Penix over the three games he played with him sends both players into the offseason with plenty of momentum.
