The Atlanta Falcons are undergoing a transition to a 3-4 defense for 2014, and Weatherspoon was going to be counted on to be the weak-side backer in the new scheme. Now, a young defense just lost its best linebacker — maybe even its best player — and will most definitely take a step back without him.
This is the second straight season in which Weatherspoon will be sidelined, and as an impending free agent, it will hard to trust he can return to form even in 2015.
