It hasn’t been an easy NFL life for Michael Penix Jr. He was drafted into a readymade quarterback controversy, one that placed undue pressure on both Penix and veteran free agent addition Kirk Cousins. Neither thrived in 2024, though unsurprisingly it was rookie Penix who ended up winning the battle and becoming the 2025 starter.

It hasn’t gone according to plan. Penix is barely completing 60 percent of his passes and averaging just one touchdown pass per week. He is being asked to do little in a rushing-based attack and responding in kind.

Or at least he was before his rough football life came back to the fore on Sunday. Before Penix was party to the latest Captain Kirk drama, he was an elite college prospect battling persistent knee issues. He had only two healthy college seasons i

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