Falcons OG Levitre lands on IR

Falcons offensive guard Andy Levitre landed on injured reserve Tuesday as injuries continue to pile up in Atlanta.

Levitre suffered a season-ending triceps injury in Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.

Wes Schweitzer replaced Levitre in the win against the Panthers. Guard Zac Kerin was signed to the 53-man roster to replace Levitre.

"After receiving the tests results on Andy's injury from Sunday's game, it has been determined that he will miss the remainder of the season with a triceps injury," said Falcons coach Dan Quinn. "Andy worked extremely hard to get back on the field after a similar injury last year, and there is no doubt his leadership will continue to be felt this year. We have a ton of respect for Andy and what he stands for, and what he means to our team."

Schweitzer started at right guard last season.

"I know the experience of starting and playing last year is going to help him moving forward for sure. But we have a lot of confidence in him, too," quarterback Matt Ryan said of Schweitzer. "That was a competitive battle up front for those guys and who was going to start. You know, it's disappointing. You never want to see somebody go down, but we're fortunate to have experienced guys that are able to step in there and do a nice job for us."