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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon ruptured his Achilles tendon on Tuesday and will miss the 2014 season. Weatherspoon suffered the injury while running under the supervision of the teams medical staff. Weatherspoon had been held out of the organized team activities as he was continuing his recovery from a foot injury that limited him to only seven games in 2013. The loss of Weatherspoon, the teams first-round pick from Missouri in 2010, is a blow to the Falcons, whose disappointing 4-12 finish in 2013 was marked by a string of injuries. Weatherspoon has eight sacks and two interceptions in his first four seasons. Weatherspoon has managed to play a full 16 games in only one season, 2011, when he had 80 tackles and a career-high four sacks. Coach Mike Smith said in a statement released by the team on Tuesday night Weatherspoon is expected to make a full recovery following surgery. "During Seans run today with our medical staff, he suffered an injury," Smith said. "We sent Sean to the doctor for some additional testing and evaluation and unfortunately the results showed that he ruptured his Achilles tendon. "Sean had been working extremely hard to get back on the field, but regrettably he will miss the entire 2014 season. He will have a procedure done in the near future and we expect him to make a full recovery." Weatherspoons 2013 injury forced the Falcons to rely on two undrafted rookies, Joplo Bartu and Paul Worrilow. Worrilow led the team in tackles and Bartu was third. Before Weatherspoons latest injury was disclosed, Smith said Tuesday that Bartu and Worrilow have matured in the off-season. "Two guys who ended up playing a bunch of snaps for us last year have improved and matured," Smith said, referring to Worrilow and Bartu. "If you would have told me at this time last year that one was going to be our leading tackler and the other was going to play 70 per cent of the snaps I would have said I dont think so. "They are a much more mature group. We went through some growing pains with them last year that are going to pay dividends moving forward." The Falcons added four linebackers late in this years NFL draft. Notre Dames Prince Shembo was selected late in the fourth round. Syracuses Marquis Spruill was the teams fifth-round pick. Connecticuts Yawin Smallwood and South Dakotas Tyler Starr were seventh-round picks. Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Australia . That Ginette Reno can sing. Nike Air Force 1 Wholesale Australia . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season. http://www.cheapairforce1australia.com/ . 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The Finnish netminder was knocked backwards into the end boards in a collision between Vancouvers Chris Higgins and defenseman Anton Volchenkov. He was listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Carter Hutton finished the final 17-plus minutes with 10 stops. They came right away, I didnt have much chance to get ready, said Hutton. Thats your job as a backup, always be ready to go out there at any minute of the game. Alex Edler supplied the lone offense and Eddie Lack stopped just 25-of-30 shots for the Canucks, who have lost three in a row. Forsberg provided the hosts with some breathing room at 13:32 of the third period. He swept a puuck off the boards along the right wing in the neutral zone, dodged Edler, then managed to squeeze a shot between Lacks arm and body.dddddddddddd Its disappointing because we battled back. That third goal is a save I have to make, Lack admitted. Fisher made it a three-goal margin only 1:59 later, when he beat a Lack pokecheck and flipped home a James Neal lead pass, and it was a 5-1 contest just over two minutes later on a power play after Smiths shot off a Seth Jones rebound clipped Wilson on its way into the Vancouver cage. Smith struck just after the four-minute mark of the first on the games initial power play and Wilson doubled the hosts advantage with 6:22 played by pumping home a shot from the right wing off a 2-on-1 break. Edlers blast pulled the Canucks within a goal at the 2:47 mark of the second period. Game Notes Wilson has posted 10 points over his last six games (4G, 6A) ... Vancouver had won three in a row and five of their last six in the Music City prior to Tuesday ... Neal picked up a pair of assists. 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