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Tua Tagovailoa falters in OT in relief of Penix

Tua Tagovailoa

ATL Quarterback #1

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Tua Tagovailoa completed 2-of-3 passes for 34 yards and an interception in the Falcons’ 30-23, Week 5 loss to the Ravens.

Tagovailoa came on in relief of the injured Michael Penix late in the fourth quarter and would be charged with leading the Falcons to a potential game-tying drive in overtime after the Ravens took the ball and scored a touchdown to start the extra period. He completed one pass at the end of the fourth quarter, one in overtime, and then threw a game-ending interception to send the Falcons to a 2-3 record ahead of a Week 6 meeting with the Bears. Fantasy managers of Penix will want to track his status closely in the coming days.

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Michael Penix

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The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones reports there’s “optimism” that Michael Penix (ribs) will be able to play in Week 6 against the Bears.

Penix said after Sunday’s loss that he didn’t believe his injury would be long-term. He was replaced by Tua Tagovailoa in overtime because of his injury, but he also added that he likely would have gone back on the field had the Falcons received the ball to start the extra quarter. Instead, Penix said his pain worsened the longer he sat, which was why he ultimately didn’t go back in. Penix’s status will be one to monitor throughout the week. If he can’t start in Week 6, Tagovailoa would be in line to start his first game of the season.
Michael Penix

ATL Quarterback #9

Michael Penix (ribs) said he doesn’t believe his injury will be a long-term issue.

Penix will undergo an MRI on Monday to confirm the severity of his injury, but it doesn’t sound like he’s at risk of missing much time. Penix exited in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Ravens and was forced to stay on the sideline in overtime to watch Tua Tagovailoa throw the game-losing interception shortly after the Ravens scored the go-ahead touchdown. Penix threw for 240 yards and a touchdown and has been solid in his three games since returning from injury. If he’s not able to start in Week 6, Tagovailoa would presumably draw the start at home against the Bears.
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Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) was removed from the injury report for Week 3 against the Packers.

Tagovailoa joins a jumbled Falcons backup quarterback group for Thursday Night Football. He does not need to be rostered in 12-team leagues. The Falcons will start QB Michael Penix (knee).
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ATL Quarterback #1

Amazon Prime’s James Palmer reports Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) will play in Week 3 against the Packers.

Tagovailoa, fighting injuries for much of the offseason, missed Atlanta’s first two games with an oblique issue. He’ll return just in time to serve as backup to Michael Penix, who’s returning from a 2025 ACL injury. Penix is set to start Thursday night against a Packers defense allowing the ninth lowest adjusted yards per pass attempt.
Tua Tagovailoa

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Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) returned to practice on Tuesday.

With Michael Penix already named the starter, Tagovailoa will be aiming to back him up in Week 3’s TNF clash with the Packers. The 28-year-old veteran got in a full session on Tuesday.
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Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski said Tua Tagovailoa is “getting better” from his oblique injury.

Stefanski said the team will “work through what that means for this week.” Time will tell whether or not that means Tagovailoa has a chance to play in Week 3 against the Packers on Thursday night, as the Falcons have a number of ways they can go at QB this week after another disastrous outing by Cooper Rush. Tagovailoa did not log a practice last week, but Michael Penix (knee) was a full participant. It would be fair to assume that Penix is closer to returning than Tua, but we’ll see where things stand when the team releases its estimated injury report later today.
Jack Strand

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Speaking Monday, Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski did not commit to naming a starting QB for Week 3’s game against the Packers.

With the Falcons set to play on Thursday night, Stefanski will have little time to prepare his starter for the week. It’s hard to imagine the team going back to Cooper Rush after back-to-back disastrous starts to open the season, which could pave the way for rookie UDFA Jack Strand to make the start of Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) and Michael Penix Jr. (knee) still aren’t ready to go. Strand completed 8-of-15 passes for 59 yards and an interception in his first taste of NFL action. Stefanski did say he had a “decent idea” of who he thinks he will be starting this week, so we’ll likely have our answer soon.
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Michael Penix (knee) could play in Week 3 against the Packers.

Per Schefter and Ian Rapoport, Penix is the team’s preferred starter and is nearing a return. Once he is finally ready to suit up, the job is his. They also note that the Falcons won’t cut Tua Tagovailoa, even once the team has four healthy quarterbacks. There is a possibility that a team wants to trade for Tua ahead of the midseason deadline, though we’re skeptical that there’s much of a market for him after this disastrous start to the season.
Tua Tagovailoa

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Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) is doubtful for Week 2 against the Panthers.

The Falcons have already named QB Cooper Rush (back) the Week 2 starter. Tagovailoa would only serve as a backup if he is somehow active. He does not need to be rostered in 12-team leagues.
Tua Tagovailoa

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Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) was not seen practicing on Thursday.

Tagovailoa seems to be heading toward his second missed game, which probably does not change much for the Falcons’ offense. Falcons QB Michael Penix (knee) is still not ready to play, per a report from earlier this week, though he is splitting first-team reps with QB Cooper Rush (back).

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Chase Brown

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Bengals OC Dan Pitcher said the team will “continually assess how that touch share between [Perine] and Chase Brown should play out.”

Pitcher suggested that when they run the ball more from shotgun — as they did last week against the Dolphins — Perine’s a better fit for those kinds of plays. The Bengals spent a lot of time this offseason working on an under center run game to get Brown more explosives, but that has gone for naught early on in the season. We may indeed see more Perine in Cincinnati’s running game after they return from the bye week, lowering Brown into the RB2 range.
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Jerry Jeudy

CLE Wide Receiver #3
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Jordan Schultz reports the Browns would like a third or fourth-round pick for WR Jerry Jeudy but he’s not sure they’ll be able to get it.

We, too, would like to simply be given valuable things for no reason. Jeudy has fallen off the fantasy map enough that we’re now simply blurbing trade possibilities for him. The 27-year-old’s only real fantasy value at this point is hoping he gets traded somewhere where he can get involved again.
- Rivers McCown

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Jalen Coker

CAR Wide Receiver #18
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Panthers coach Dave Canales said Jalen Coker (quad) is “on track” to play in Carolina’s Week 6 game against the Eagles.

Coker was spotted practicing on Tuesday (there will be no injury report for this one) and seems like he’s well on track to return. He’ll be a fringe WR2/WR3 against the Eagles in Week 6.
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Emari Demercado

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ESPN’s Todd Archer reports the Cowboys are expected to re-sign RB Emari Demercado.

He’ll apparently get a 53-man roster spot after some roster machinations over the next few days. Demercado has lost the backup job to Tyler Goodson and doesn’t need to factor into any fantasy calculations at this time.
- Rivers McCown

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Commanders signed RB Devin Neal to their practice squad.

He’ll replace Robert Henry, who signed to Seattle’s active roster, as Washington’s practice squad back.
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NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Jauan Jennings “would be a name for me to keep an eye on” for the 49ers.

Jennings has been a major disappointment in Minnesota, falling behind Tai Felton on the depth chart. A small stakes trade could make sense for the 49ers, who are down to hoping Brandin Cooks can provide for Brock Purdy in a major rash of injuries.
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Eagles DC Vic Fangio said it would take “something miraculous” for DE Jalyx Hunt (ankle) to play in Week 6.

The Eagles defense is one of the better units in the NFL, but it has been quite banged up of late and losing Hunt here is not ideal. We’ll see if they can blot out Bryce Young’s strong start with the Panthers in Week 6.
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Panthers designated RB Trevor Etienne (ankle/IR) to return.

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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said OT Joe Alt (neck) will see a specialist.

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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Tre’ Harris (hamstring) is “more of a week-to-week [thing].”

Harris will probably have a real chance to play in Week 8, after the Chargers’ Week 7 bye. He thudded to a 16-yard outing in his big chance last week with Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey out and doesn’t necessarily need to be rostered if you’re in a bye week crunch.
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