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Falcons rookie report: Ruke’s role grows in Week 6

It’s a familiar story for the 2024 Atlanta Falcons draft class. Only a couple of players are getting any playing time, and their impact on the game is relatively minimal.

Still, we’re inching closer to seeing the debut of one defensive lineman, and another is earning a growing role on gamedays. Let’s talk rookie report.

QB Michael Penix

We’re not going to see Penix as long as Kirk Cousins is healthy, and blessedly Cousins is healthy. As much as we all want to see Penix in live action, I’d prefer it happens on the timetable the team is comfortable with.