Life comes at you fast in the NFL, and for new quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, he's gone from an NFL starter to being in a fight for that same position. After being released by the , Tua comes to Atlanta, where he will "fight" with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting job. Tua will get
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