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The Falcons are expected to have a QB competition between Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa, but Penix has yet to be fully cleared from ACL surgery. NFL insider James Palmer believes Tagovailoa is a front-runner “with an asterisk” and feels it’s still a wide-open race. He thinks Penix could be cleared by the start of camp, which would essentially even the race between the two.
“Even though it’s wide open, Tua is kind of the front-runner with an asterisk,” Palmer said, via his social media. “Now, when does Michael Penix Jr. become medically cleared? Now, my understanding is there is a chance he could be medically cleared to participate in full at the start of training camp. If that’s the case — don’t rule that out — that’s a really, really big step for Michael Penix Jr. to really make this as even as possible because that’s really where this stands.”
Palmer hinted there were some factors in Miami near the end of Tagovailoa’s tenure that held him back and won’t be an issue in Atlanta.
“There were some things that transpired in Miami — I was told — towards the end of his time there that will not be factors for him in Atlanta. Some of the things that maybe impacted his play and impacted where he was as a football player that were happening in Miami at the end are not present in Atlanta. So you’re seeing him operate in a system that a lot of people close to him believe is very favorable.”
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