With OTAs underway for the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Michael Penix has been igniting buzz around the organization and in what lies ahead.

The Atlanta Falcons have two starting-caliber quarterbacks on the roster as the 2025 NFL offseason winds down. Michael Penix Jr. is the starter and Kirk Cousins is expected to serve as the backup QB, assuming he's still on the roster by the time Week 1 rolls around.

The Atlanta Falcons were missing two notable players when the club kicked off OTAs on Tuesday -- quarterback Kirk Cousins and tight end Kyle Pitts. While both players are not required to attend these practices,

The Atlanta Falcons continue to dive into offseason activities as the attention continues to shift towards the young players .

If tight end Kyle Pitts is ever going to regain his rookie form with the Atlanta Falcons,, the time is now. It’s now or never for the former fourth-overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, who is set to play the 2025 season on his fifth-year option with the Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons started organized team activities (OTAs) on Tuesday at IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch, Ga., but they did so without backup quarterback Kirk Cousins.

May 27 marked the start of voluntary OTAs for 20 teams across the NFL. Atlanta is without its top passer from last year on day one.

The Atlanta Falcons have started OTAs just like the rest of the NFL. Two players have not participated in the OTAs so far. One is veteran QB Kirk Cousins, who may not even suit up for the Falcons this season as Michael Penix Jr.

Kirk Cousins was noticeably absent at Tuesday's Atlanta Falcons voluntary OTAs, a decision that may have been influenced by the team possibly trading the veteran quarterback sometime this offseason. Falcons coach Raheem Morris had a pretty nonchalant response when asked about Cousins missing OTAs, though.