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Report: Former Buckeye Michael Bennett sustains serious injury in first day of practice
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Michael Bennett’s 2019 season may be over before it even started.
On Monday, Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reported that the Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman and former Ohio State star suffered a broken ankle in the first day of practice. He is out indefinitely with the injury.
Bennett initially signed with the Falcons in October 2018 and appeared in two games last season. He was signed again during the offseason.
#Falcons DL Michael Bennett, who went down in practice today, suffered a broken ankle and is out indefinitely, sources say. First day of work and already a major injury.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 22, 2019
The Dayton, Ohio native was a sixth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, taken with the 180th pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his first season in the league, Bennett played in all 13 games, registering 10 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
Since that first year, Bennett has battled a slew of injury-related issues. He was placed on the injured reserved list in September 2016 and again in September 2017 for a pectoral injury. Last September, he was released by the Jaguars.
Atlanta opens the preseason on Aug. 1 against the Denver Broncos.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB