FLOWERY BRANCH – Atlanta Falcons Organized Team Activities (OTAs) will finish this week with the third and final sessions. The key story in Atlanta this offseason has been who will be the Falcons' starting quarterback in Week 1, when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Michael Penix Jr is the incumbent who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 11, and he will compete with former All-Pro Tua Tagovailoa.
The Falcons signed Tagovailoa as a free agent in March to a one-year deal worth $1.2 million. His former team, the Miami Dolphins, is on the hook for $54 million this season, which worked in favor of the Falcons, allowing them to get Tagovailoa for the league minimum.
Atlanta needed some good fortune in free agency, considering they have $22.5 million of dead money on the books this season for former quarterback Kirk Cousins, who signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The case for Penix
