Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wasn’t being hyperbolic when he said right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss significant time after injuring his leg in practice last week.

The Falcons placed McGary on injured reserve on Tuesday and they did not designate him for return, which means that his season is over. Backup tackle Storm Norton was designated for return and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after having ankle surgery.

Elijah Wilkinson took over for McGary on quarterback Michael Penix’s blind side at practice last week.

The Falcons also designated defensive lineman Ta’Quon Graham for return from injured reserve. Linebacker Troy Andersen is on the physically unable to perform list and linebacker Malik Verdon is on the non-football injury list. All of those players will be able to return aft

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