Penix Focused on Recovery Amid QB Competition

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who suffered a torn ACL in November, is making progress in his recovery but has not yet been medically cleared. The QB competition at Falcons training camp has not truly begun because Penix remains sidelined. game-sweetbonanza.com

Penix told reporters during his Wednesday press conference that he feels "like I'm getting better every day" and could be cleared "any day," though he has no scheduled date for re-examination. "I'm not really chasing a timeline. I'm just chasing trying to be better every day," Penix said, emphasizing his focus is solely on getting healthy rather than worrying about the starting job.