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Falcons' Weatherspoon to miss game against Dallas

Posted November 01, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Sean Weatherspoon,  Mike Smith,  Kevin Cone,  Akeem Dent
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons,  Dallas Cowboys
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, one of the leaders of the Atlanta Falcons' defense, will miss Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys with a right ankle injury. Weatherspoon, second on the team in tackles and sacks, injured the ankle in Sunday's 30-17 win at Philadelphia. Coach Mike Smith says after Thursday's practice Weatherspoon and receiver Kevin Cone, who has a groin injury, will miss the game. The loss of Weatherspoon, a first-round pick in 2010, is a significant blow to the NFL's only undefeated team. He has had 10 or more tackles in four games this season after setting career highs with 127 tackles and four sacks in 2011. Akeem Dent, a second-year player, will be the primary replacement for Weatherspoon. --- Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL
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