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There’s a reason Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot made a cross-county flight for a personal workout with Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. before the NFL draft
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The Atlanta Falcons are continuing to loudly defend their surprise first-round draft pick, former Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Most teams don't need to do that following their first-round draft pick, but most teams don't take a quarterback with the eighth overall pick when a month earlier they signed an established veteran QB to a four-year, $180 million contract.