The Falcons announced that rookie Desmond Ridder will be the starting quarterback going forward and, later, Marcus Mariota stepped away from the team.
quarterback Marcus Mariota has stepped away from the team and there some uncertainty on when he will be back, if ever, according to a report from The Athletic.
"Of course, you want all your guys to be here, but guys have to make decisions. It’s part of professional sports. You have to have contingency plans," head coach Arthur Smith said. "We will have some very intense meetings in the next couple days. There will be changes made. Everything we decide to do, I will try to be as transparent as possible," Smith said on Dec. 5. The second-year head coachSmith also mentioned that Mariota wasn’t at the team's facilities last Monday because his wife had gone into labor with their first child.
"Those are never easy," Smith said."You try to be truthful, whether they agree or not, those are the conversations you have to have."
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