There’s a reason Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot made a cross-county flight for a personal workout with Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. before the NFL draft. They wanted to be able to hear Penix’s passes.
Atlanta Falcons first round draft choice quarterback Michael Penix Jr., speaks during a news conference Friday, April 26, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Atlanta Falcons first round draft choice quarterback Michael Penix Jr., holds a Falcons jersey during a news conference Friday, April 26, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Ga. FILE - Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Morris and Fontenot deflected criticism of the Penix pick by saying they had to seize the opportunity to give the team its future starter. Cousins, rehabbing from an Achilles tendon injury, will be 36 this season. The trend continued on Saturday with defensive tackle Brandon Dorlus from Oregon in the fourth round, linebacker JD Bertrand from Notre Dame in the fifth and defensive tackle Zion Logue of Georgia with the last of three sixth-round picks.
Trice played for Falcons defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake when Lake was Washington’s coach from 2020-21.Bertrand is from Alpharetta, Georgia, near Atlanta. His high school team, Blessed Trinity, won a 2018 state championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the home of the Falcons.
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