Atlanta Has Not Been Fair to Ex-Huskies Seeking Gainful NFL Employment

Atlanta has not exactly been a football paradise for former University of Washington players or coaches for that matter.

One-time Husky offensive tackle Kaleb McGary, just a few weeks after signing a rich contact extension with the Falcons, hurt a knee in practice last week, went on injured reserve and has been ruled out tfor he season.

At Tuesday's cutdown deadline, ex-UW cornerback Keith Taylor was released and wasn't even signed to the Atlanta practice squad.

On Thursday, the Falcons revealed that edge rusher Bralen Trice, who helped the Huskies advance to the CFP national championship game 20 months ago, re-injured the knee that kept him from playing his rookie season last year and he was back on injured reserve.

Before all of this happened, Atlanta fired former UW head coach Jimmy Lake as its defensive coordinator at the end of last season, sending his career into yet another spiral.

It was Lake's second termination in three years, following his Husky dismissal coming during the 2021 season.

OK, who's left in the largest city of the South still holding up a UW connection?

Now that's unthinkable, when you think about it.

Michael Penix Jr.

Atlanta better do everything in its power to keep the former Husky and now Falcons starting quarterback safe and sound and employed.

Penix suffered enough following four consecutive season-ending injuries with the Indiana Hoosiers before enjoying a healthy two-year stay in Seattle and that was way more than any football player should have to deal with.