Los Angeles Rams safety Lamarcus Joyner will begin training camp on the non-football injury list.
The Rams made the decision Wednesday during annual preseason conditioning tests. The club didn’t disclose any details of Joyner’s injury.
Joyner can return from the list at any point
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The former cornerback moved to safety last season under defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Joyner made 49 tackles and returned one of his career-high nine
interceptions for a touchdown.
Joyner will make $11.28 million this season while playing under the franchise tag after he failed to reach a long-term contract agreement with the Rams
earlier this month.
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The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that Greg Knapp is returning to the team as quarterback coach, working with 2016 MVP Matt Ryan.
Knapp replaces Bush Hamdan, who left to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
Knapp was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator under Jim Mora from 2004-06
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the Falcons missed the playoffs the next two seasons.
In 2006, the Falcons rushed for a team-record 183.7 yards per game as Vick became the first quarterback in NFL history to run for 1
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The most recent stop in Knapp’s 30-year coaching career was Denver, where he worked from 2013-16 as quarterback coach and passing game coordinator. In 2014,
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In Atlanta, the 54-year-old Knapp will work with Steve Sarkisian, whose came under fire after the Falcons’ league-leading offense from 2016 struggled to put
up consistent numbers in his first season as coordinator.
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