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Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski said that QB Tua Tagovailoa‘s accuracy has jumped off the charts during initial off-season activities.
“Some guys get better at it with tweaks to how they throw the ball, tweaks to their lower body, those types of things. But there is an innate ability — and all of our guys have this, all of the quarterbacks — to be able to let the ball go and (have) it go where you want it to go,” Stefanski said, via The Athletic.
Stefanski said that QB Michael Penix is not fully healthy yet, but he’s been impressive in on-field activities.
“He’s doing outstanding, but I don’t think it’d be fair to put a percentage on (how healthy he is),” Stefanski said. “He’s not 100 percent, but he’s exactly where he needs to be.”
Tagovailoa made it clear he’s out to compete for the starting job, but added that he’s a resource for Penix regardless.
“Competition has been around us our entire lives,” he said. “For Mike, for all the other guys that are in that locker room, competition has been there. It’s a competition, don’t get me wrong. I’ve got to go out there and compete, and MP has to go out there and compete. But for me, it would just be wrong not to help.”
Panthers OC Brad Idzik said that RB Jonathan Brooks is growing impatient trying to return from a second ACL tear, but likes the tone he’s setting during the off-season.
Saints RB Travis Etienne talked about how happy he was to sign with the Saints and return home to Louisiana.
“I mean, man, this is the best feeling, honestly,” Etienne said, via Saints Wire. “Just being back home, being around my family. I feel like my family is really important to me, and I didn’t realize how much I was missing them because I was always so busy with work. I was always able to just distract myself on my job. But whenever I got home, it’s like I’m still doing my job, but I just got this feeling of comfort, I guess, or just this sense of — I just feel whole again, really.”
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