The new NFL league year has officially begun and as expected, the Atlanta Falcons have released Kirk Cousins and while no deal has been formally announced, the team is expected to sign Tua Tagovailoa, pairing him with Michael Penix Jr. in the quarterback room.
And while there is no official word on when Penix Jr. will be cleared to return to team activities, Falcons president, Matt Ryan, and general manager, Ian Cunningham have expressed full support in Penix Jr. however expressed the importance of the team being patient with the third-year quarterback working his way back from surgery to repair a partially torn ACL, which 92-9 The Game’s Mike Bell shared some concern of.
“It’s not a distain, it’s a reality check,” Bell said as he explained why Penix Jr. recovering from now a third leg injury gives him reservation in the quarterback’s ability to return and be successful as a starter for Atlanta. “Three knee injuries. He’s finished three of his last eight seasons playing football,” Bell said of Penix Jr., noting he was not a fan of the Falcons drafting the QB due to his injury history. “I don’t know what he’s going to be,”