Falcons' Meier hurt against New England, done for the year

Published: Aug 20, 2010 at 03:19 PM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Falcons rookie wide receiver Kerry Meier suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's preseason loss to New England and has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced Friday night.

Meier, Atlanta's fifth-round pick out of Kansas, was hurt on a New England kickoff, a touchback, after the Patriots' fourth touchdown in a 28-10 defeat. He caught one pass in the game, a 7-yarder from John Parker Wilson for a first down in the second quarter. Last week he had two receptions for 27 yards in the Falcons' preseason win over Kansas City.

The 6-foot-3, 222-pound receiver set a school record at Kansas with 226 career receptions, for 2,309 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was an All-Big 12 selection last fall after making 102 receptions -- a school single-season record -- for 985 yards and eight touchdowns.

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