During the NFL pregame routine, players stretch in lines on the field while coaches mill about and whisper words of encouragement.

Next week, Falcons coach Mike Smith may wish to join his team to limber up his muscles after he was captured on the sidelines limping.

The Atlanta Falcons coach appeared to have pulled his hamstring while running down the sideline to call a timeout late in the team’s overtime loss yesterday to the Pittsburgh Steelers and it was all caught on tape during the airing of the game:

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According to Yahoo’s sports blog, Smith is listed as probable for next week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. I don’t know much about sports… but shouldn’t the coach at least be fit enough to run up and down the sidelines?  I’m just sayin…