{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_baybtm6v6rrfqwxjkt5q","title":"Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. Decision Gains New Life After Odd Week 3","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/falcons-michael-penix-jr-decision-gains-new-life-after-odd-week-3-baybtm6v6r","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_baybtm6v6rrfqwxjkt5q","seq":415276,"kind":"article","title":"Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. Decision Gains New Life After Odd Week 3","url":"https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-michael-penix-jr-decision-week-3","summary":"Almost immediately, it was the type of move that was going go raise all sorts of questions. It was the 2024 NFL Draft, and the Atlanta Falcons used the No. 8 overall pick on Michael Penix Jr. — despite having recently signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year contract worth up to $160 million. The QB […] The post Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. Decision Gains New Life After Odd Week 3 appeared first on HEAVY .","published":"2026-09-28T11:38:32Z","seen":"2026-09-28T11:49:32Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-heavy-com-0841af","name":"heavy.com","domain":"heavy.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q17022059","name":"heavy.com","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-heavy-com-0841af","topics":["nfl","heavy on falcons"],"authors":["Billy Heyen"],"entities":[{"id":"Q101503854","name":"Michael Penix Jr.","type":"person"}],"image":"https://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2296995757.jpg?quality=65&strip=all","story":"st_baybtm6v6rrfqwxjkt5q","category":"sport","category_p":0.8600000143051147,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.10999999940395355,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}