This offseason, the Atlanta Falcons added two new quarterbacks. They signed Kirk Cousins in free agency and drafted Michael Penix Jr. in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback Michael Penix Jr ... one of the veterans helping Penix's transition into the NFL. Penix was taken with the No. 8 pick in the draft, but is sitting and learning ...

In the midst of all of this, one AFC personnel executive posed an interesting suggestion about the upcoming quarterback class ...

He didn't want to risk injury to starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, so Morris ordered a switch to rookie Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 overall pick in April's draft. There was no rah-rah ...

But Atlanta coach Raheem Morris said the Falcons would lean on Penix for what they could, jokingly telling reporters that he had informed Grubb “’man, we got Michael Penix in the room right now.