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Falcons’ Star WR Projected to be ‘Elsewhere’ in 2022
And so the Calvin Ridley commerce rumor saga continues…
NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo reported his personal tackle the matter throughout January 15’s episode of Good Morning Football, which feels like Ridley’s days in pink and black are over.
“For the Atlanta Falcons and Calvin Ridley, the broad receiver that we haven’t seen since October, when he introduced he was stepping away to give attention to his psychological well being, the Falcons are saying that state of affairs has not modified at this level however they’re nonetheless holding out hope that they are going to have Calvin Ridley for this upcoming season,” Garafolo stated on Saturday.
Ridley took to Twitter throughout Atlanta’s Week 8 loss to the Carolina Panthers to announce that he can be stepping away from soccer, indefinitely. The next week, Falcons positioned him on the non-football harm checklist and the previous first-round decide stayed quiet for the remainder of the season.
“That stated … the information are there doesn’t sound like there’s been a whole lot of communication between Ridley’s camp and the group, this in line with sources that I’ve spoken to,” Garafolo continued. “And sooner or later, the Falcons are gonna need to get in contact with him and have some conversations, with that camp, to determine if it’s possible whether or not he might come again.
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Garafolo Strongly Agrees With Steve Wyche’s “Guess”
NFL Community’s Steve Wyche joined The Dukes & Bells podcast the place he gave his best-educated guess on the potential destiny of Calvin Ridley.
“I don’t know every thing that’s happening right here,” Wyche stated. “However for him to not service and for the group to not say something about him all season lengthy..leads me to imagine that sooner or later perhaps his aspect is like ‘he wants a recent begin’ or the Falcons could be like, ‘hey, we’d like a recent begin.’”
Garafolo added that he agree with Wyche on Ridley’s future in Atlanta.
“I agree with Wyche on that one. I do imagine {that a} recent begin could possibly be within the playing cards and perhaps the perfect factor for Ridley. It’s not a state of affairs the place he has any ailing will towards the group. There’s just a few private issues that sounds prefer it’s happening and perhaps a brand new location for him can be a superb factor. So my educated prediction proper now, this can be a prediction, it’s not a report however it’s educated, is that Calvin Ridley is elsewhere for the 2022 common season, however we’ll see the way it performs out.”
Ridley’s Final Message
Ridley had a tough begin to the season and issues acquired suspicious when he didn’t make the London journey vs. the Jets as a consequence of private causes, nor did he play in Week 8 when he made a public announcement on his resolution to take a break from soccer:
“These previous few weeks have been very difficult and as a lot as I’d prefer to be on the sphere competing with my teammates, I have to step away from soccer right now and give attention to my psychological wellbeing,” Ridley wrote on Twitter. “This can assist me be the perfect model of myself now and sooner or later. I need to thank my teammates, your entire Atlanta Falcons group, our nice followers, my associates, and my household for all of their assist throughout this time.”
Via 5 video games in 2021, Ridley caught 31 passes for 281 yards (9.1 common) and two touchdowns. He has recorded a complete of 248 catches for 3,342 yards (13.5 common) and 28 touchdowns in 4 NFL seasons to date.
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