Falcons' Todd Gurley Reportedly Passes Physical Amid Knee Injury Concerns

Running back Todd Gurley reportedly passed a physical Monday to finalize his one-year, $5.5 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that Gurley was able to travel to Atlanta for his physical for the first time since agreeing to a deal with the Falcons in April amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gurley enjoyed five productive seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Rams. He rushed for 5,404 yards and 58 touchdowns in 73 games. He added 2,090 receiving yards and 12 scores through the air.

A lingering left knee injury caused a sudden drop in his workload during the latter stages of the 2018 regular season and into the playoffs, though. He recorded just 11 touches in the team's 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII.

His 254 touches during the 2019 season represented his lowest total since his rookie year (2015), and he averaged only 3.8 yards per carry, a significant drop from 2018 (4.9).

Gurley downplayed concerns about the knee after the initial agreement with the Falcons.

"I know I'm still that guy," he told reporters. "Been doing this my whole life. It's just football."

Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan said Friday he's taken part in some informal workouts with Gurley while teams awaited a resumption of offseason team activities amid COVID-19.

"I've gotten to work with Todd and he's awesome," Ryan told ESPN's Vaughn McClure. "Really, really good guy. A hard worker. He's super-smart. The stuff I was telling him one day, the next day he had it done. I was really impressed with his ability to retain information. You don't have to tell him twice. He's on it."

He added: "I think he's going to be an awesome fit for us. And I'm glad we have him."

If Gurley returns to peak form, the Falcons will own one of the NFL's most dangerous offenses with Ryan leading an aerial attack featuring wide receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley as top targets.

Atlanta is scheduled to open the preseason Aug. 14 against the Miami Dolphins followed by the regular season debut on Sept. 13 against the Seattle Seahawks.