Feedzy Read More Coming off a partially torn ACL, which required surgery to repair, former Washington Huskies star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will have every opportunity to take back the starting job with the Atlanta Falcons.After he was selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the Falcons decided to sign another left-handed former top ten pick in Tua Tagovailoa in free agency ahead of the 2026 season to compete with Penix and give the team another veteran option for first-year head coach Kevin Stefanski.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut with Penix unable to compete in full team practices at this point and official team activities (OTAs) starting to wind down, it appears that Atlanta’s quarterback battle may not take place until training camp gets underway in July.”It’s tough to have a competition when both guys aren’t competing at the same level right now,” quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt told ESPN. “So, it’s hard, and it’ll come. It’ll happen at some point. Mike’s done a great job of getting himself to where he is right now. Really impressive to take 7-on-7 reps and go out and compete. That’s been great. But really, there’s no competition until we can actually evaluate him equally.”As for his recovery, after completing just over 60 percent of his passes for 1,982 yards and 9 touchdowns with 3 interceptions in nine starts in 2025, Stefanski said that the 26-year-old is in a great place with his recovery.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”He’s hitting every milestone that he’s supposed to hit. We’re in constant communication with our medical team and Mike, and I think he’s doing everything he can do, and certainly, when he may want to do more, we have to hold him back from certain things potentially. But not going to put any time frames out there just yet, just going to focus on what’s in front of us.”This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Michael Penix Jr. to have every chance to win Falcons’ starting QB job
Atlanta Falcons giving former UW star every chance to win starting job
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