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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons were roundly criticized on the first night of the NFL draft for taking quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick after having just given $100 million in guaranteed money to quarterback Kirk Cousins. A pass rusher, the Falcons' biggest need, could have been taken with that selection.
Now, the Falcons have their quarterback of the present, their quarterback of the future and their best edge rusher in nearly a decade.