Michael Turner Sits Out Wednesday Practice With Ankle Injury

Falcons running back Michael Turner sat out Wednesday's practice with his ankle sprain. Turner originally hurt himself on Nov. 15, against Carolina, and sat out the following week before returning to action this past weekend against Tampa Bay. It was against the Buccaneers that he re-aggravated the injury. Despite it all, Turner still hopes to play Sunday when the Eagles come to Atlanta, saying, "... [I will] suit up if at all possible."

"I feel better than I did before," he said. "But ankle sprains are funny injuries. You've just got to take your time with it, not rush things and make sure you're back to being as close to 100 percent as possible."

Of course, he knows what's at stake Sunday.

"I don't know if I'll play," Turner said. "I'm taking it day by day. I'm not ruling myself out. I'm not saying I'm going to play."

Head coach Mike Smith is hopeful his star running back will be ready. "It's just a matter of how he feels. Mike came back very quickly from the ankle injury that he had and fell on it. It's just going to be a matter of if can get comfortable with it and get back out here."