Atlanta pulls off a bombshell and takes a quarterback with its top pick, despite giving $100 million guaranteed to Kirk Cousins last month.
The Falcons have quickly gone from a team without a franchise quarterback to ... a team with two? Atlanta had the first big surprise of Thursday's NFL Draft, staying put at No. 8 and using their top pick on Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., despite giving a $180 million contract to veteran Kirk Cousins just last month. It's an unexpected overinvestment, but it's at the most important position on the field.
He threw for 4,903 yards and 36 touchdowns this past season, giving him 13,741 yards and 96 touchdowns in his college career. He's been limited by injuries for much of that time, and he's older than most draft prospects, turning 24 on May 8. The arrival of not one but two headliners at quarterback will set up an interesting dynamic for the Falcons.
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