The Atlanta Falcons confirmed some anticipated information on Friday after they announced that veteran backup Cooper Rush would be the workforce’s beginning quarterback over first-choice possibility Tua Tagovailoa for this coming Sunday’s Week 1 sport on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tagovailoa suffered a reported indirect harm on Thursday, which led to Rush taking all the first-team follow reps. Rush nearly actually will not be a long-term reply on the place for the Falcons, however he might give first-year head coach Kevin Stefanski one thing to consider by enjoying nicely in Pittsburgh.
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Earlier than it was discovered on Thursday that Tagovailoa had endured a setback, a report recommended that he might be minimize if he performed poorly sufficient towards the Steelers to be benched. Rumors concerning the Falcons presumably being finished with their Tagovailoa experiment popped up in late August after he did not impress throughout his preseason appearances and in training-camp practices.
Rush is just beginning this weekend as a result of 2024 first-round draft decide Michael Penix Jr. continues to be working to totally get better from the surgical procedure he wanted final fall to repair
{a partially} torn ACL. It is presently unclear if he might be energetic for Atlanta’s Week 2 sport towards the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 20.
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“If Rush performs nicely sufficient to earn a second begin in Week 2 vs. the Panthers, and if Michael Penix Jr. nonetheless isn’t able to go, what occurs with Tua? There was already a powerful chance he’ll be minimize if/when benched,” NFL insider Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Discuss shared on Friday afternoon. “If Rush’s efficiency permits him to leap a wholesome Tua, the Falcons might transfer on. And if Rush will get injured on Sunday, undrafted rookie Jack Strand will make his debut. Frankly, he might be one of the best present possibility on the depth chart, given the chance that he has a ceiling that might be reached, with time and reps.”
Uncertainty about Penix’s standing makes it troublesome to foretell if Tagovailoa might be launched as early as subsequent week. That stated, it appears forward of the weekend that there’s a probability Tagovailoa will not be on Atlanta’s roster by the point Sept. 18 arrives.
