Yahoo Sports 'They gave Kirk Cousins $180M': Social media reacts to Atlanta drafting Michael Penix Jr.
Round 1 of the NFL Draft started off with three quarterbacks in the first three picks with Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye coming off the board. The run on offense continued through the next few picks ahead of the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 overall.
The Falcons made it four quarterbacks in the first eight selections by selecting Washington's Michael Penix Jr.
This came as a surprise to many after the Falcons signed Kirk Cousins to start free agency and analysts and fans took to social media to react.
Michael Penix Jr. Falcons pick causes huge reaction
Atlanta Falcons easily the most likely franchise to simply forget they signed a quarterback in the offseason
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) April 26, 2024
Wow! Wow. Kirk Cousins has $100 million guaranteed over the next two seasons. Even if you get rid of him after 2025, Michael Penix will be 26 years old when he takes over in 2026.
Guess the Falcons thought Penix wasn't making it past the Vikings/Raiders/Broncos pick range. Wow!— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) April 26, 2024
Falcons just take all the cool people and figure it out later lmao
— Kofie.bsky.social (@Kofie) April 26, 2024
The Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr. after they just gave Kirk Cousins $180M pic.twitter.com/wNTiUis7te
— GhettoGronk (@TheGhettoGronk) April 26, 2024
THE FALCONS TOOK PENIX?!?
Did they not just go out and sign Kirk Cousins??? What is happening??— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) April 26, 2024
Falcons drafted micheal Penix who’s gonna be a starter by the time he’s 27 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/h5aqfvtCug
— . (@capnyuji) April 26, 2024
Did the Falcons forget that they signed Kirk Cousins??
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) April 26, 2024
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL Draft: Social media reacts to Falcons picking Michael Penix Jr.
