The NFL is asking the Atlanta Falcons when they knew running back Bijan Robinson wasn't physically well ahead of Week 7 and why it wasn't reported per league policy, according to a source.

It is standard practice for the league to question teams about a player if he is not included on the weekly injury report and then is either unavailable for the game or plays far less than expected.

Robinson did not enter Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers until two minutes remained in the first quarter. Arthur Smith told FOX at halftime that Robinson wasn't feeling well.

Robinson said after the game that he was suffering from headaches and began "feeling weird" on Saturday night, when he struggled to sleep and woke up "feeling completely out of it."

He said he took medicine to try to feel better, but his head continued to hurt.

The Falcons believed Robinson always was going to play the game and therefore did not need to be added to the injury report, according to a report.

The Atlanta Falcons have acquired Van Jefferson from the Los Angeles Rams.

The Falcons will send a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Rams for a sixth-round selection in the same year.

Jefferson is in his fourth season out of Florida, and he has eight catches for 108 yards and no touchdowns this season.

Arthur Smith has inferred that Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts isn't fully healthy.

Pitts missed seven games in 2022 with knee complications that resulted in him needing surgery for a torn MCL. He had just two catches for 21 yards in Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"Look at him, obviously he's out there," Smith said. "There are no perfect timetables. But there are certain things, you see him, and he's doing really well right now and there are certain things that he can't [do well]. It's been a journey back. He's going to get there."

Smith refused to reveal how close he believes Pitts is to being healthy, only saying the soon-to-be 23-year-old is "getting close."

"I'd hate to put percentages on it, but you have to acknowledge that I thought [against Jacksonville] that there were some things outside that he looked as fast as he did as a rookie," Smith said. "It's getting close… but to Kyle's credit he continues to work and work behind the scenes and has never made an excuse out of anything."