Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wanted to put the rumors surrounding his quarterback to rest.

Morris spoke out about Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s press conference, calling the discourse behind the now-viral clip “a joke.”

In the video from a press conference on Wednesday, Penix, 25, pointed to his fiancée and former coaches as people he leans on for support.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. AP

Fans on social media, however, took Penix’s comments as that the second-year quarterback has no one on the Falcons’ coaching staff or roster supporting him — a notion that Morris said “lets you down” about how people act online.

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