US EditionFalcons GM: Tua Tagovailoa to Compete with Michael Penix Jr.
The Falcons signed Tagovailoa to a one-year $1.3 million deal to compete for the starting QB role while Penix recovers from a torn ACL expected to sideline him through 2026.
- On Friday, the Atlanta Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to a one-year, $1.3 million contract and brought him in to compete for the starting job, GM Ian Cunningham confirmed.
- With Penix suffering a season-ending torn ACL in November, he is expected to be out through the start of 2026, opening a quarterback competition.
- Tagovailoa arrives after an up-and-down six-year run in Miami, throwing for 2,660 yards with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 2025 and enduring a fourth documented concussion and benching.
- Cunningham said he communicated with Penix's agent and Kevin Stefanski spoke with Tagovailoa, adding if Penix can't be ready for Week 1, Tagovailoa will likely start the season.
- Financial and front-office shifts mean the Falcons' new regime, which fired the prior coach and GM, is reshaping the roster while the Dolphins face a $67.4 million dead cap hit and $54 million owed in 2026.
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Tua Tagovailoa will compete for Falcons’ quarterback job with Michael Penix Jr.
There appears to be a quarterback competition brewing in Atlanta. After signing Tua Tagovailoa to a one-year, $1.3 million deal this week, Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said Friday that the plan is for the veteran signal-caller to compete for the starting job with Michael Penix Jr.
Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting jo
Newly signed Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting job in Atlanta, where Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in November, general manager Ian Cunningham said Friday. “For Tua coming in here, he knows he’s coming in to compete, just like Michael knows he’s coming in to compete. Quite frankly, not just those two at the quarterback position, but everybody’s coming in to compe…
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