Falcons sign Bergeron to four-year extension

Lindstrom and fellow offensive lineman Matthew Bergeron (ankle) were questionable heading into the weekend. Both are active, as is EDGE Leonard Floyd. The Falcons declared WR Drake London, RB Nathan Carter, ILB Josh Woods, OL Michael Jerrell, WR Casey Washington, DL Elijah Garcia, and DL Khalid Kareem inactive for Week 12 against the Saints.

So is Matthew Bergeron (ankle), who has missed the last two weeks with this ankle injury. Lindstrom is almost certain to go, but continues to be listed as questionable as they manage his injury. Bergeron is more of a true question mark.

Lindstrom practiced for the first time all week on Friday while dealing with a painful foot injury that he’s been managing through the last few weeks. He’ll probably attempt to give it a go against the Panthers on Sunday. The Falcons ruled out fellow guard Matthew Bergeron (ankle) for the second week in a row. Bergeron was replaced by Kyle Hinton last week in Germany.

Bergeron and pass rusher Leonard Floyd (hamstring) will both be sidelined for Sunday’s game against the Colts in Germany. The Falcons will be down at least two starers along the OL with Bergeron out and RT Kaleb McGary being sidelined since training camp due to a season-ending knee injury. Andrew Steuber is listed behind Bergeron on the team’s depth chart and will likely draw the start against the Colts.

Floyd ties for a team-high 19 quarterback pressures, with two sacks to boot. He also has just two tackles, but remains an impactful pass rusher nonetheless. The Falcons were also without LG Matthew Bergeron (ankle) on Thursday. They play the Colts overseas in Week 10.

The move cost Atlanta the 110th overall pick. Bergeron (6’5/318) helped pave the way for Sean Tucker’s illustrious school-record-setting career in his 39 starts for the Orange over four years. Named to the honor roll every semester of college, he also finished with All-ACC honors his final two years. In 2022, he allowed 5 sacks, 4 QB hits, and 3 hurries but only drew three flags over his 686 snaps all year, which is considerably down from the 19 penalties he accrued across his previous two campaigns. Despite a penchant for penalties, he earned PFF pass blocking grades of 80.8 and 85.4 over the past two seasons. The Canadian lineman has had plenty of experience leading the way for a workhorse running back in Sean Tucker. Bergeron is a credible run-blocking lineman with good vertical movement and an understanding of play and body leverage at the point of attack. His versatility will be a plus for Atlanta. He was announced as a guard but can obviously play tackle and got reps on both sides of the ball in college.