{"id":841522,"date":"2026-03-29T20:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/841522\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:02:30","slug":"tua-tagovailoa-arrives-at-the-atlanta-falcons-to-compete-for-the-starting-qb-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/841522\/","title":{"rendered":"Tua Tagovailoa arrives at the Atlanta Falcons to compete for the starting QB job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Tua <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/falcons-sign-tua-tagovailoa-to-one-year-deal-how-much-will-atlanta-pay-the-qb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tagovailoa arrived at the Atlanta Falcons after signing a one-year deal<\/a>, but his spot as the starter is not guaranteed. While <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/kevin-stefanski\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin Stefanski<\/a> expressed satisfaction with his arrival, he also made it clear that Tua will have to compete with his teammates to earn the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cTua was a good fit for us,\u201d the head coach said while speaking to NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo. \u201cI think the football fit, the personal fit, I think he\u2019s looking for a place where he can go and compete for a starting job, and that\u2019s what we are offering to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cI think he\u2019s somebody that has always competed in career, look back at his time at Alabama, so him coming in, and he wants to do what\u2019s best for this football team, we\u2019re excited to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The internal competition currently centers around Michael Penix Jr., who is still recovering from a serious injury. Will Tua ultimately be Kevin Stefanski\u2019s choice as the starter?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kevin-stefanski-2-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Kevin Stefanski HC\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-center text-(length:--theme-text-size)\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Kevin Stefanski speaks to the media.<\/p>\n<p>Tua aims to prove he\u2019s still got it<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/tua-tagovailoa\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u2019s final stretch in South Beach was far from productive. In fact, in the Miami Dolphins\u2019 latest outings, the decision to bench him was a clear indication that his performance fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">His 15 interceptions in the last season undoubtedly carried more weight than his 20 touchdowns or 2,660 yards. Now, it\u2019s time for the quarterback to redeem himself, start from scratch, and show the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/atlanta-falcons\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> why he was brought in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tua-tagovailoa-12-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Tua Tagovailoa Miami Dolphins\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-center text-(length:--theme-text-size)\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>When will Michael Penix Jr. return to the field?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Following his season-ending injury in November 2025, and his third career ACL surgery, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/michael-penix-jr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Penix Jr.<\/a> is expected to be medically cleared by April 2026 and aims to return to the field at some point during training camp this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[5px] w-full md:mb-[11px]\">SurveyWho should be the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 starting QB this season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[9px] block text-(length:--theme-text-size) font-bold md:hidden\" style=\"--theme-text-size:18px\">Who should be the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 starting QB this season?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tua Tagovailoa arrived at the Atlanta Falcons after signing a one-year deal, but his spot as the starter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":841523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,224,7,8591,6,115210,3452],"class_list":{"0":"post-841522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-falcons","10":"tag-atlantafalcons","11":"tag-falcons","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-kevin-stefanski","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nomsn","16":"tag-tua-tagovailoa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116314253695971883","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}