Overview
- Atlanta announced Penix will undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn left ACL after placing him on injured reserve earlier in the week.
- Kirk Cousins has been named the starting quarterback for the remainder of 2025, with Easton Stick promoted to backup and Kyle Trask added to the practice squad.
- Head coach Raheem Morris said Drake London will miss Sunday’s game in New Orleans with a left knee PCL injury.
- A second opinion confirmed the ACL diagnosis, marking Penix’s third ACL surgery after two previous right-knee repairs in college.
- Multiple reports project roughly a nine-month recovery, putting a potential return around mid-August 2026, as the 3-7 Falcons seek to end a five-game skid.