Longtime broadcaster Al Michaels made a mistake on “Thursday Night Football” that drew some criticism from NFL fans. While discussing Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s return to action this season following a torn ACL, Michaels mistakenly said that Penix went to the University of Oregon, when in reality, he went to the rival University of … Read more
This offseason was particularly special for Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The 26-year-old signal-caller and his fiancée, Olivia Carter, announced in a joint Instagram post that they tied the knot in Georgia last Saturday. “Till death do us part,” they wrote with a diamond ring emoji, adding a carousel of their wedding photos. They got … Read more
Olivia Carter was loving every moment of fiancé Michael Penix Jr.’s Falcons domination on “Monday Night Football.” Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday, Carter filmed herself screaming excitedly from a suite at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Atlanta thrashed the Bills in primetime, 24-14. “Falcons win boiiiiii,” she captioned a separate Instagram Story that featured a Jumbron … Read more
Typos happen. But this one might be as unfortunate as it gets. WTOC 11, a local television station in Savannah, made a big mistake in flubbing the name of Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in a broadcast chyron on Wednesday, swapping out the X at the end of his name for an S. The anatomical … Read more
From one milestone to another. Falcons rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. announced his engagement to girlfriend Olivia Carter on Saturday, just days after making his first NFL start on Dec. 22. “The sweetest love ❤️ Olivia and Michael 12.24.2024,” the caption of a joint Instagram post shared on Penix and Carter’s pages read, revealing the … Read more
Friday turned into “Dunk on Dan Orlovsky Day” for ESPN analysts. Orlovsky is one of the dozens of people — dozens — who are defending the Falcons using a first-round draft pick on Michael Penix Jr. after paying Kirk Cousins. And his colleagues are letting him have it. Marcus Spears said Orlovsky lives in a … Read more
Bill Belichick was as surprised as everybody else that the Falcons took Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall on Thursday in the 2024 NFL Draft. The combination of how high the former Indiana and Washington quarterback went in the draft, coupled with the fact that the Falcons just signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million … Read more