Darnell Mooney would leave the Atlanta Falcons' practice field on Thursday after attempting a catch and hurting his shoulder. On Friday, Atlanta signed wide receiver DJ Chark to a one-year deal, which appeared to be an expedited move to replace Mooney,

The Atlanta Falcons have stayed relatively healthy through the first week of training camp, aside from wide receiver Darnell Mooney, who suffered a shoulder injury on Day 1. Mooney is obviously a key part of the Falcons offense and his status has been somewhat of a mystery since he went down.

Darnell Mooney’s status for the start of the season is uncertain as the Atlanta Falcons’ second-leading receiver in 2024 is expected to miss several weeks of training camp with a shoulder injury.