Top Falcons CB Terrell suffers hamstring injury

CINCINNATI -- Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell was ruled retired of Sunday's 35-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals aft suffering a hamstring wounded successful the archetypal quarter.

Terrell's wounded happened distant from the shot -- Cincinnati backmost Joe Burrow passed to Joe Mixon connected the close side. Terrell, defending a receiver connected the near broadside of the field, fell to the crushed 15 yards from the play and grabbed his close leg.

The Falcons' doctors and diversion trainers looked astatine Terrell's close limb earlier helium walked gingerly to the bluish aesculapian tent, wherever helium was evaluated and past ruled out. When helium came retired of the tent, helium was inactive moving gingerly connected the sideline.

"We'll conscionable person to spot imaging tomorrow," manager Arthur Smith said aft the game. "And we'll spot wherever it goes."

Terrell, Atlanta's apical cornerback, had near past week's triumph implicit San Francisco aft helium grabbed the backmost of his close leg, announced aboriginal arsenic a thigh injury. At the time, Terrell told ESPN they were conscionable playing it harmless with him, holding him retired of the remainder of the crippled against the 49ers truthful helium would beryllium acceptable to spell Sunday against the Bengals.

He practiced each week -- Wednesday connected a constricted ground and past Thursday afloat -- and had nary designation connected the wounded report. This enactment Atlanta down some of its starting cornerbacks, arsenic Casey Hayward was placed connected injured reserve Tuesday with a enarthrosis wounded requiring country that helium suffered against the 49ers.

The injuries near the Falcons starting second-year pro Darren Hall and an elevation from the team's signifier squad for the week, Cornell Armstrong, arsenic the team's extracurricular cornerbacks.

The 24-year-old Terrell has 28 tackles and 5 passes defended, a forced fumble and fumble betterment this season.

Falcons information Jaylinn Hawkins near precocious successful the 4th fourth Sunday and was evaluated for a concussion. Hawkins said aft the crippled helium wasn't allowed to talk with the media and the Falcons said helium was inactive successful the valuation process for whether oregon not Hawkins suffered a concussion connected the play.