Falcons Safety Keanu Neal Leaves Eagles Game Early After Suffering Knee Injury

The 23-year-old Pro Bowler was injured in the first half, but came out for good in the third quarter.

Falcons safety Keanu Neal did not return to the team's 18–12 loss to the Eagles after going down with a knee injury, according to the team.

The 23-year-old Pro Bowler was injured in the first half on a non-contact play. He went off the field with medical staff but returned to the game.

Then in the third quarter, he came out again.

Damontae Kazee took over for Neal during the first half injury.  

Last season, Neal had 116 combined tackles and one interception in 16 games. The Falcons drafted Neal with the 17th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft.

Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant came out with a calf injury, but returned to the game. Deion Jones, who was also injured, came back to the game.