FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have been without their No. 15 overall draft pick for a couple training camp practices. On Thursday morning, head coach Raheem Morris addressed the situation, announcing that Jalon Walker is working through a "minor" hamstring injury.
The Falcons' plan for Walker is to be cautious with the soft tissue injury. According to Morris, Walker will be full-go during individual drills on Thursday morning's padded practice, but will be held out for team drills to work on the sideline with trainers — "he won't be happy about it," per Morris. Walker was fully held out for the previous two practices for Atlanta.
"We don't want this thing to turn into a long-term thing," Morris said.
Still, Morris expressed this is not a long-term situation for Walker at thi