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The Atlanta Falcons will be missing another key starter for Sunday's game against Carolina.Two-time Pro Bowl running back Devonta Freeman was ruled out after missing the entire week of practice with a knee injury Womens Jake Matthews Jersey , another blow to a team that was already reeling from injuries to defensive stalwarts Keanu Neal and Deion Jones.Coach Dan Quinn said he's hopeful that Freeman's injury isn't too serious. But there was a bit of uncertainty in the coach's voice when he spoke after practice on a sweltering Friday afternoon."We're under the hope that it's not a long-term thing," Quinn said. "When he can do the violent, explosive cuts that make him him, we'll certainly get him in there."Freeman was injured in a season-opening loss to Philadelphia. Even though the Falcons had a 10-day break before their second game, the running back was not able to overcome the latest in what has become an alarming series of injuries.During the 2017 season, Freeman sustained two concussions and a right knee injury. He missed two games and wasn't nearly as effective as the two previous years even when he was able to get on the field.Freeman finished with 865 yards rushing and seven touchdowns, along with 36 receptions.The starting spot is still in good hands with Tevin Coleman http://www.falconsfootballauthentics.com/matt-ryan-jersey-authentic , but Freeman's injury deprives the Falcons of their 1-2 punch out of the backfield. Rookie Ito Smith, a fourth-round draft pick, moves up on the depth chart. Recently signed Brian Hill could also get some playing time.The Falcons didn't even play Freeman during the preseason, wanting to ensure he was healthy when the games counted.Then he went down in the very first one.While Freeman is again dealing with an ailing right knee, Quinn said it's not the same injury as last season."There's nothing structurally wrong," the coach said. "He got hit on it and it's sore. When it bruises up and gets sore, you can't explode on it. He's such a unique player Youth De'Vondre Campbell Jersey , but when you can't do your stuff, you can't do it."In Week 1, the Falcons lost Neal to a season-ending knee injury, while Jones was placed on injured reserve with a foot problem. The Falcons are hopeful that Jones will be able to return this season, but he will have to miss a minimum of eight games.Quinn said two backups also will miss Sunday's game: offensive guard Ben Garland (knee) and receiver Russell Gage (knee). Derek Carr looks and sounds like a defeated man right now. For the fifth time in a row, the Raiders lost by at least two touchdowns and for the sixth time in seven games, he was sacked at least three times.Over the last two seasons Carr has spiraled from a promising Youth Alex Mack Jersey , young $125 million quarterback to a broken passer who has no help around him and can’t get back on track. No play was more indicative of that fall from grace than his throw at running back Jalen Richard’s feet on a fourth down against the Chargers.There’s no benefit from an incomplete pass on fourth down. Even a pass in traffic that’s intercepted usually works out better. So it seemed the best explanation was that Carr had to have forgotten that it was fourth down. Nope!Carr explained to reporters after the game that Richard was the go-to receiver and there was nothing else he could’ve done on the play: Raiders coach Jon Gruden said the same thing and also indicated Carr had no other option than Richard:It sure sounds like a horrible play call if Carr’s only option on the play was hitting a running back near the line of scrimmage. But even if he dropped back and threw the ball straight up in the air as high as he could, it would’ve been a smarter decision than his spike at Richard’s feet.The only other logical explanations are that Carr quit, or he’s just plain sick of getting hit. He was sacked four times by the Chargers, bringing his season total to 28 — already well ahead of the 20 times he was sacked last year and 16 times in 2016.After the game, Carr sure looked and sounded like a player who is fed up:The fifth consecutive loss by at least 14 makes the Raiders the first to accomplish that level of ineptitude since the Jacksonville Jaguars got smoked in six straight games early in the 2013 season.But at the time of Carr’s incomplete pass, the Raiders still had a shot at clawing back against the Chargers. Oakland was in the red zone with just over four minutes left and had a chance to cut Los Angeles’ lead to one touchdown. Instead, his incompletion was a final nail in the coffin.It doesn’t look like the Raiders are going to turn things around any time soon Womens Ricardo Allen Jersey , and that’s especially sad for Carr, because it sure seems like he’s in dire need of some good fortune.