FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — After ruling right tackle Kaleb McGary out of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium a few days ago, the Falcons released their inactives list pre-game which included McGary, as expected.
McGary (knee) and center Drew Dalman (ankle) suffered injuries in the Falcons' loss last Sunday to the Kansas City Chiefs. Dalman was placed on injured reserve, but the Falcons did not do the same for McGary, choosing to keep him more day-to-day in his recovery.
Storm Norton is expected to take the start at right tackle, while Ryan Neuzil will fill in for Dalman at center.
To help bolster offensive line depth, the Falcons brought veteran interior lineman Elijah Wilkinson up from the practice squad. They also signed guard/center Matt Hennessy to the practice squad. The Falcons used a standard practice squad elevation on Hennessy, choosing to bring him up to the active game day roster instead of Jovaughn Gwyn, who was listed as inactive Sunday.
In other inactive news, the Falcons kept rookie running back Jase McClellan and defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro and Brandon Dorlus as healthy scratches for the fourth time this year.
As for the Saints, they will be without wide receiver A.T. Perry, guard/center Cesar Ruiz and linebacker Demario Davis, who were ruled out of Sunday's game. Despite showing up on the injury report this week, running back Alvin Kamara and wide receiver Chris Olave will play vs. the Falcons.
Here is the full list of Falcons inactives ahead of the Week 4 matchup:
RB Jase McClellan
DL Brandon Dorlus
OL Jovaughn Gwyn
T Brandon Parker
T Kaleb McGary
DL Ruke Orhorhoro
