ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have officially named Michael Penix Jr. as their new starting quarterback. The Falcons made the ...

On Tuesday, the Falcons signed linebacker Rashaan Evans and defensive lineman Kyler Baugh to the practice squad. Evans is a ...

The good Penix is incredibly strong. He was pressured 14 times but didn’t take a sack. Most of that was due to evasiveness, though he was literally in the grasp of defenders but had the body ...

Falcons rookie Michael Penix Jr. 'played flawless football' in Giants win - Morris ...

It was Michael Penix Jr., the rookie first-round pick. Many were shocked when the Falcons called his name because they had just signed the veteran Cousins a month ago. Cousins’ play, though ...

Now, the franchise has only taken two quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL draft since that 2008 class: Matt Ryan and Michael Penix Jr. Ryan is the franchise’s best player in its history ...

Michael Penix Jr. validated the Falcons’ bold decision to reshuffle the quarterback depth chart with a solid starting debut Sunday in a 34-7 victory against the Giants, potentially clearing the ...

Those two seasons had something in common: they were the only two seasons in which Michael Penix Jr. appeared in a majority of games for the Hoosiers. In the years before Penix found stardom at ...

24-year-old rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. looked poised and composed in his first start for the Atlanta Falcons. 34 unanswered points, 200-plus passing yards, and no earned interceptions ...

Michael Penix Jr., 24, debuted yesterday against the New York Giants and completely dominated them 34-7. Penix played solidly, going 18-27 for 202 passing yards and one interception, which was not ...

It took only a handful of throws for us to realize two undeniable truths about the Atlanta Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. era. The first: Moving to Penix doesn’t feel ridiculous when considering ...

His mother, Takisha Penix, exceled on the women’s track and field team. His father, Michael Penix Sr., remains one of the best players to put on a Tennessee Tech football uniform. Penix Sr.