There will be a new quarterback in Atlanta. Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced rookie Michael Penix Jr. will be the starter for the team's upcoming game against the New York Giants ...

The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately. Falcons head coach ...

The Atlanta Falcons invested $100 million in guaranteed money when they signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in the off-season. That $100 million bought the franchise a ...

Nine months after making Kirk Cousins their prized addition of the 2024 NFL offseason, the Atlanta Falcons have benched the quarterback indefinitely, turning the keys over to first-round rookie ...

The Atlanta Falcons made that so Tuesday night. Coach Raheem Morris announced through a team statement he was starting Penix, the Washington Huskies’ star quarterback in the 2022 and ‘23 ...

Kirk Cousins did not view it as a short-term move. The quarterback said he signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 11 not only because of the $100 million in guarantees over four years ...

Just 14 games into the first season after they made the curious dual moves of signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons are making a change at quarterback.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said last week he didn't want to rush rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr., but with Atlanta fighting for a playoff spot, Morris has changed his mind. Penix will ...

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins has seemingly been on thin ice since the team drafted Washington Huskies QB Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall in April. Cousins, who signed a four-year, $ ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are turning to rookie Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback and benching veteran Kirk Cousins as they fight for their first playoff berth since 2017.