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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Atlanta Falcons right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss significant time and is headed to injured reserve after\u00a0getting carted off at practice this week<\/a>\u00a0with a lower left leg injury, coach Raheem Morris said Friday night.<\/p>\n

Season Preview: UW Huskies aim for step forward in 2nd Big Ten season<\/a><\/p>\n

Morris said he didn\u2019t have any other details on McGary\u2019s injury. The club had said the seventh-year pro would undergo an MRI.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll miss significant time,\u201d Morris said after the\u00a0Falcons\u2019 31-13 loss<\/a>\u00a0in their preseason finale at the Dallas Cowboys. \u201cObviously, it looks like an IR, whatever the case may be. I don\u2019t know all the details of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teams can put two players on injured reserve with a designation to return when rosters are cut to 53 players Tuesday. Those players are sidelined at least the first four games of the season. Atlanta opens the season Sept. 7 at home against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

McGary\u2019s absence means the Falcons will have to find a new blocker to protect the blind side of left-handed quarterback\u00a0Michael Penix Jr., the 2024 first-round pick from UW who is entering his first full season as the starter.<\/p>\n

Veteran Elijah Wilkinson, who has played both tackle and guard in his eight-year career, replaced McGary after the injury Wednesday. Wilkinson was the first player Morris mentioned when asked about replacements Friday night.<\/p>\n

Morris also brought up Jake Matthews, currently listed as the starting left tackle. He also brought up both players currently behind McGary on the depth chart in Brandon Parker and Jack Nelson.<\/p>\n

McGary, a 2019 first-round pick who attended Fife High School in Washington state, recently signed a contract extension through 2027.<\/p>\n

The injury to McGary\u2019 came less than an hour after Morris said most starters wouldn\u2019t play against the Cowboys, and the Falcons stuck with that plan.<\/p>\n

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