The Atlanta Falcons signed DJ Chark on Friday, but it wasn't necessarily an injury replacement for Darnell Mooney.

Former LSU football star DJ Chark has a new home in the NFL. Chark is taking his talents to Atlanta as he begins year eight.

Chark, who’s 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, played last season with the Chargers. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft out of LSU.

It didn’t take long for the bad news bug to hit the Atlanta Falcons trainingcamp. It was announced late Friday night that Falcons wide receiver two, DarnellMooney, would miss “several weeks” with a shoulder injury suffered in the firstpractice of the season.

There was a lot of concern after Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney left the first day of training camp visibly shaken up, and those concerns only magnified when the team signed DJ Chark yesterday.

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In a recent interview with Kyle Odegard of SportsCasting.com, Chark noted that he’s weighing his options for his NFL career. “ It will have to be something that makes sense, f

After playing the 2024 season with the Chargers, the well-traveled wide receiver will join the Falcons on a one-year deal. Chark trekked to Atlanta for a meeting Friday, Garafolo notes. This will be the former second-round pick’s fifth team in five years, as the Falcons follow the Jaguars, Lions, Panthers and Chargers on this journeyman path.