Drake London injury update: Falcons roster move is bad sign for WR's Week 17 status

Mike Moraitis

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The Atlanta Falcons aren't certain to have wide receiver Drake London on the field for the Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

That's because London is once again questionable to play due to a knee injury. The star wideout did overcome a questionable tag last week to play, though.

Ahead of kickoff with the Rams, the Falcons announced some roster moves that could give us a hint about London's status for Monday night.

Here's the latest.

Drake London injury update

The Falcons announced their pre-game roster moves and one of them included the elevation of wide receiver Chris Blair from the practice squad, which could be a bad sign.

The Falcons already have six wide receivers on their active roster outside of London, so they didn't even need to necessarily elevate one.

That said, the Falcons might be calling upon Blair to get another somewhat experienced set of hands at the position if they don't think London will play.

While there has been no definitive update on London's status for Monday night, head coach Raheem Morris made it clear he expects the Falcons' No. 1 wide receiver to play during the week.

However, a lot can change in a few days.

There has been a concern that the Falcons might simply opt to sit London with the playoffs out of reach, but Morris does need to finish strong to help keep his job, so there is plenty of motivation to play London over the final two games.

We'll get a definitive answer on London around 6:45 p.m. ET, when the Falcons and Rams release their lists of inactives.

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