Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud was mysteriously sent home by Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris earlier this week and will be away from the team.
Morris only described it as a ‘private matter’ and he will not play on Sunday. McCloud was a surprise inactive last Monday, adding only more questions to what is going on around the Falcons wideout.
“I sent him home,” Morris said. “Excused absence -- home. Working through some things right now that are private with my young man, and we’ll figure those things out as we go.”
The Falcons wide receiver room has gone through ups and downs. They fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliward in Week 3, a coach that McCloud is close with from his time with the Steelers. Hilliard coached McCloud for two seasons.
Morris said that McCloud’s issues have nothing to do with the fact that Hilliard was fired.
“This is between Ray-Ray, the organization and us and dealing with those things,” Morris said. “Nothing to do with that. It is just more a football thing and what we got to get straightened out.”
While the Falcons are surging, it seems that McCloud’s future with the Falcons is in question given the tumultuous time he is going through with the organization. That could lead to his release or a trade in the near future.
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