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Story summary
- Head coach Kevin Stefanski named Tua Tagovailoa the Falcons’ Week 1 starter.
- Quarterback Michael Penix will be inactive for the Falcons’ Week 1 game.
- Penix said he is not fully recovered from his torn ACL and wants to be 100 %.
- He told Stefanski he does not feel ready to trust his knee in game action.
- Stefanski clarified Tagovailoa starts, Cooper Rush backs up, and Penix’s status is week-to-week.
