What motivates billionaire sports owners to donate to political campaigns? Damontae Kazee questionable to return with rib injury The rising star defensive back was hurt near the end of the Jets’ first series of the game. Kazee is expected to spend the rest of the season on IR, and he'll become a free agent in March. 1; could Cowboys pick in top five? Buccaneers continue all-in bet; then what? Kazee suffered a non-contact achilles injury and had to be carted off the field. Now, they won’t have Damontae Kazee. The Falcons started Kazee and rookie Jaylinn Hawkins at the safety spots. Revisiting Raiders-Browns and 'Red Right 88': 'That was a hell of a play in our history'. Kazee suffered the injury in the second quarter of Monday night's loss to the Green Bay Packers and was carted off the field. If he's forced to miss Week 3, Ricardo Allen (elbow) or Sharrod Neasman would be in line for the start at free safety. Perhaps the biggest injury of the day was suffered by defensive back Damontae Kazee. Atlanta Falcons starting safety Damontae Kazee was carted off the field after going down with a non-contact injury. Kazee tore his Achilles in Monday's loss to the Packers, so he'll be shut down for the season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: nfl | pageType: profiles | Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Projected 2021 NFL draft order: Jets are favorite for No. Trevor Lawrence: My mindset has been to go pro, but who knows? Hawkins also left the game with a concussion, and Jamal Carter played the second half in his place. By Dave Choate Aug 15, 2019, 8:03pm EDT Kazee appeared to be seriously injured on a non-contact play in the second quarter. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Damontae Kazee carted off after non-contact injury, Bo Jackson: I’d average 350-400 yards a game today. The Falcons experimented with playing Kazee at nickelback but eventually put him back in his comfortable zone at free safety based on his ability to make plays on the ball. The Falcons may struggle to replace him in the short term, as Keanu Neal (hamstring), Ricardo Allen (elbow) and Jaylinn Hawkins (concussion) were all on Wednesday's injury report. section: | slug: | sport: football | route: player | Kazee (hamstring) was a limited participant during Thursday's practice, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. Learn how your comment data is processed. Will 0-4 Falcons make Texans-like move with Dan Quinn. There are no details on the specifics of the injury at this point. The Falcons’ secondary also doesn’t have cornerback Darqueze Dennard, who is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, and rookie cornerback A.J. Quinn and team owner Arthur Blank consoled Kazee, who is in the last year of his contract, after the game.