According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Atlanta Falcons have placed kicker Younghoe Koo on the injured reserve list and signed Riley Patterson off the Cleveland Browns practice squad.

Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo is on injured reserve and they signed Riley Patterson off the Browns practice squad to replace him.

The Atlanta Falcons placed kicker Younghoe Koo on injured reserve on Wednesday and signed kicker Riley Patterson from Cleveland’s practice squad.

The Atlanta Falcons elected to bypass what had been makeable field goals for Younghoe Koo in favor of the punting game.

He also made his lone extra point try.He finished the season with an NFL-high nine missed field goals. Morris said Tuesday the Falcons would evaluate Koo Wednesday morning — and evidently felt the need to put him on injured reserve.

FLOWERY BRANCH — New Falcons kicker Riley Patterson is getting familiar with his surroundings. Patterson, 25, played at Memphis and has made 57 of 69 field-goal attempts in the NFL. He’s set to take over for Younghoe Koo, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of an injury to his right hip.

A day after benching the veteran quarterback, the team is placing Pro Bowl kicker Younghoe Koo on injured reserve, as NFL Media reported, effectively ending the special teamer's 2024 campaign with three games left in the regular season.

The Atlanta Falcons placed Younghoe Koo on injured reserve Wednesday and signed fellow kicker Riley Patterson to the active roster off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Falcons coach Raheem Morris

Patterson, who signed with the Browns' practice squad on Dec. 11, was picked up by the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 18. It is his second stint in Atlanta this season. He was let go by the Falcons on Dec. 3, just four days after they signed him to the practice squad. In 2024, Patterson has been with five different organizations.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons placed kicker Younghoe Koo on injured reserve on Wednesday and signed kicker Riley Patterson from Cleveland’s practice squad. Koo battled a right hip injury ...

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The Atlanta Falcons will be without one of the better kickers in the NFL over the last few years as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the Falcons will be placing Younghoe Koo on injured reserve.