Marc RaimondiAug 27, 2025, 06:56 AM
CloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.
Atlanta Falcons starting right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss the entire season after being placed on injured reserve without a designation to return Tuesday.
McGary suffered a leg injury last Wednesday in practice and was carted off the field. He appeared to be favoring his left leg. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said last Friday night that McGary would be out for “significant time.”
McGary, known as a potent run blocker, would have had an increased role this season in Atlanta covering the blindside of left-handed quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
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Storm Nortom, Atlanta’s swing tackle and the player who would have replaced McGary in the lineup, also is injured. Norton had ankle surgery last week and will be out six to eight weeks. On Tuesday, the Falcons placed Norton on the reserve/injured list with a designation to return.
Versatile offensive lineman Elijah Wilkinson replaced McGary at right tackle during practice last week and seems to be like the likely starter until Norton returns. Wilkinson started 19 games at the position for the Denver Broncos in 2019 and 2020. He also started nine games for the Falcons in 2022 — at left guard.
The Falcons also acquired a tackle via trade Tuesday, dealing a conditional seventh-round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for Michael Jerrell, a 2024 sixth-round pick who started three games last season at right tackle.