Falcons WR Darnell Mooney To Miss Time With Shoulder Injury

Mooney was injured while attempting to dive for a ball during Thursday’s practice.

The good news is that it sounds like there’s at least a chance he could be available for the start of the regular season. 

Mooney, 28, was a four-year starter at Tulane and was named second-team all-conference in his junior season. The Bears traded up to draft him with the No. 173 pick in the fifth round in 2020. 

Mooney played out the final year of a four-year, $2,917,050 rookie contract that included a $282,050 signing bonus. He later joined the Falcons on a three-year, $39 million contract with $26 million fully guaranteed back in 2024. 

In 2024, Mooney appeared in 16 games for the Falcons and caught 64 passes for 992 yards receiving and five touchdowns.