"For Tua coming in here, he knows he's coming in to compete. Just like Michael knows that he's coming in to compete and everybody, quite frankly - not just those two at the quarterback position - but everybody's coming in to compete."
"You don't want to blindside somebody, and that's just how we operate. We want to have open conversations and communication, and I feel like we did that in regards to Michael and Tua."
"The previous Falcons' regime was adamant that Penix would be the starter as soon as he was healthy. The new group has not made that same commitment."
The Atlanta Falcons signed quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a one-year, $1.3 million deal following his release from the Miami Dolphins. General manager Ian Cunningham stated that Tagovailoa will compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting job, emphasizing that all players are coming in to compete. Penix is recovering from November ACL surgery with an expected recovery time of nine to twelve months, though he claims readiness for Week 1. The new Falcons leadership under head coach Kevin Stefanski and GM Cunningham has not committed to Penix as the automatic starter, unlike the previous regime. Cunningham noted that both Stefanski and he communicated with Penix and his agent before signing Tagovailoa to avoid blindsiding the player.
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