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Johnson-RH date finalized
The time and date for the Johnson at Richmond Hill game has been finalized. Johnson will play at Richmond Hill with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Thursday. It is the opening game for both teams.
Jaguars expect Rackley back
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars received good news Monday when they learned that starting guard Will Rackley’s injury in Saturday’s preseason game against Philadelphia was nothing more than an ankle sprain.
Rackley was hurt in the Jaguars opening series and had to be assisted to the sidelines. An MRI over the weekend revealed that it was only a sprain to the ankle.
Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said Rackley would be sidelined this week but that the team hoped to have him back for the Sept. 8 regular season opener against Kansas City. Starting tight end Marcedes Lewis, who has missed the last two preseason games, and linebacker Russell Allen, who played against Philadelphia after missing the previous week, will likely both be held out of the Atlanta game, Bradley said.
Falcons cut 3 more players
FLOWERY BRANCH — The Atlanta Falcons have completed their latest round of cuts by waiving receivers Rashad Evans, Marcus Jackson and Marcus Sales.
The cuts announced Monday came after the team waived 11 players the previous day. The roster now stands at 75 heading into Thursday’s final preseason game against Jacksonville.
Evans and Sales were signed by the Falcons this year as college free agents. Jackson was an undrafted player who spent the 2012 season on Atlanta’s practice squad.
The Falcons must reduce their roster to the regular-season limit of 53 by Saturday.