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Updates from Sunday, Sept. 28

The Atlanta Falcons confirmed that Roddy White is active for Week 4:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 26

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an update on Roddy White's status for Sunday:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 25

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides White's thoughts on his status for Sunday:

Jay Adams of Falcons.com has an update on Roddy White:

Vaughn McClure of ESPN adds more:

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 24

Vaughn McClure of ESPN reported on Roddy White from Falcons practice:

McClure has more from head coach Mike Smith:

We anticipate tomorrow that Roddy's workload is going to go up," Smith said. "That's going to depend on how he feels and recovers from today. I'm sure you've noticed but basically on Wednesdays, we've held him back when he's been healthy as well.



I keep telling him a lot of it is going to depend on the surface that we're playing on in terms of the number of snaps that he has. ... It was good to have Roddy back out there to participate.

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 18

The Atlanta Falcons confirmed that Roddy White will miss tonight's game vs. Tampa Bay:

Earlier, Pro Football Talk provided an update on White's status for Week 3:

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 17

The Falcons announced White's status heading into tomorrow's game against the Buccaneers:

Vaughn McClure of ESPN provides more details:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 16

McClure has an update on White's status:

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White is dealing with a hamstring injury following the team's loss to the Bengals in Week 2.

As the team prepares for Thursday night's game against the Buccaneers, ESPN's Vaughn McClure confirmed White did not practice Tuesday. He also failed to practice Monday, per the Falcons.

A bastion of health for most of his career, this is the second time in as many seasons White has been hampered with an injury.

The four-time Pro Bowler spent nearly all of last season battling hamstring and ankle issues. He missed a game for the first time in his career on Oct. 20 and struggled mightily out of the gate, making only 14 receptions for 129 yards in the first half of the season.

White came back renewed after a brief break, but it wasn't enough to save his season. He finished with 63 receptions for 711 yards and three touchdowns, the lowest totals since his forgettable rookie and sophomore campaigns.

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The Falcons nonetheless signed White to a three-year extension that may keep him in Atlanta for the remainder of his career. The 32-year-old wideout is in his 10th season with the Falcons, who drafted him No. 27 overall out of Alabama-Birmingham in 2005.

Alongside Julio Jones, who himself missed time with a broken foot in 2013, a return to health for the receiving corps was expected to bring Atlanta back into the NFC playoff picture. Amid numerous injuries on both sides of the ball and the general ineffectiveness of the defense, the Falcons finished 4-12 last season. It was the first time since Matt Ryan and Mike Smith's arrival that they had a record below .500 and just the second time the team has missed the playoffs.

Jones came into the season maintaining that he and White would each have 1,500-yard seasons. Ryan expressed confidence in his teammates.

"I think it’s possible, absolutely," Ryan told reporters at the time. "When you look at what Roddy has done historically here, he’s always been consistent. I think everybody knows what he’s capable of doing. Julio has had three really good years when he has been healthy. Last year through five games, certainly he was on pace to do that."

Having White on the shelf or even at less than 100 percent makes that already-lofty goal a little more unrealistic. It'll be interesting to see when we get a full prognosis of what the future looks like for White. If it's anything like last season, the Falcons might have a long road ahead.

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