Michael Penix might . . . or might not be cleared for a return to team work in time for the Falcons' minicamp next week. Coach Kevin Stefanski is allowing only "we’ll see." Until Penix is cleared for football activities,

The Falcons will not have a true quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. until Penix is able to do all the things in practice that Tagovailoa can do, quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt said Monday.

In the eyes of Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, the QB competition between Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa has yet to begin.

Michael Penix Jr. is attempting to compete with free-agency addition Tua Tagovailoa to win the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback job.

Gavin Sheets hit a tying double and then scored the go-ahead run while the Cincinnati Reds misplayed three consecutive bunts by the Padres in the seventh inning of San Diego’s 6-2 victory

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Longtime Cleveland Browns left guard Joel Bitonio announced his retirement Tuesday after 12 seasons in the NFL. Bitonio, 34, spent his entire career in Cleveland, which selected him with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 draft.

First-year head coaches aren't the only ones who made a splash in the portal. Blue bloods are in the mix, too.