FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons are back in quarterback purgatory, a place they believed they had a plan in place to avoid.

Michael Penix Jr. is done for the remainder of the year with a partially torn ACL in his left leg that will require surgery . The reported recovery time is nine months , which would put Penix in the window to return at the start of the 2026 season. The Falcons will move forward with Kirk Cousins as the team's starter for the remainder of 2025. Beyond that? It is anyone's guess as head coach Raheem Morris confirmed Wednesday the team's offseason quarterback plans must change and evolve in the wake of Penix's injury.

The most frustrating part of all of this is the fact the Falcons actually had a plan in place to make sure they didn't find themselves in t

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