After struggling at the quarterback position since moving on from Matt Ryan following the 2021 season, the Atlanta Falcons went out last offseason and used multiple valuable resources to address the issue. First, they signed Kirk Cousins to a $180 million deal, then they used the No. 8 overall pick on Michael Penix Jr . After Cousins, who tore his Achilles the previous season, struggled to return to form, the Falcons made the decision to give Penix the final three starts of the season, in which Atlanta went 1-2 but averaged 32 points per game.

With Penix in place as the starter moving forward, the Falcons turned to their next most pressing issue: addressing a defense that finished 31st in sacks with no player securing more than six. First, the team gave Leonard Floyd a one-year,

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