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 damage on Thursday, which led to Rush taking the entire first-team follow reps. Rush virtually actually will not be a long-term reply on the place for the Falcons, however he may give first-year head coach Kevin Stefanski one thing to consider by taking part in nicely in Pittsburgh.
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Earlier than it was realized on Thursday that Tagovailoa had endured a setback, a report recommended that he may very well be reduce if he performed poorly sufficient in opposition to the Steelers to be benched. Rumors in regards to the Falcons probably being executed 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 simply beginning this weekend as a result of 2024 first-round draft decide Michael Penix Jr. continues to be working to completely get better from the surgical procedure he wanted final fall to repair
{a partially} torn ACL. It is presently unclear if he may very well be energetic for Atlanta’s Week 2 sport in opposition to 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 robust chance he’ll be reduce if/when benched,” NFL insider Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Speak shared on Friday afternoon. “If Rush’s efficiency permits him to leap a wholesome Tua, the Falcons may transfer on. And if Rush will get injured on Sunday, undrafted rookie Jack Strand will make his debut. Frankly, he may very well be the perfect present possibility on the depth chart, given the chance that he has a ceiling that may very well be reached, with time and reps.”
Uncertainty about Penix’s standing makes it tough to foretell if Tagovailoa may very well be launched as early as subsequent week. That mentioned, 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.
