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Michael Penix Jr.

マイケル・ペニックス・ジュニア　/　まいける・ぺにっくす・じゅにあ

American american football player

May 8, 2000 (age 26)　・　Tampa, Florida, United States

Florida
American football player

My Take

Michael Penix Jr. is the kind of quarterback story I find genuinely compelling because it almost didn't happen. Three injury-shortened seasons at Indiana would have ended most careers, yet he reinvented himself at Washington and led the nation in passing. That resilience tells me more than his arm talent ever could. Standing 191 centimeters with a left-handed release that defenses still aren't used to, he reached the NFL with the Falcons by refusing to let his body's setbacks define him. I'll be watching how patiently Atlanta develops him, because everything in his path suggests he plays his best when written off.

Overview

Michael Tarrence Penix Jr. ( PENN-iks; born May 8, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football with the Indiana Hoosiers that were limited by injury, Penix had a breakout year with the Washington Huskies in 2022 when he led the FBS in yards per game and set the school season record for passing yards.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Michael Penix Jr.
Name (Japanese): マイケル・ペニックス・ジュニア
Reading: まいける・ぺにっくす・じゅにあ
Born: May 8, 2000 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dragon
Origin: Tampa, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Tampa Bay Technical High School
University: Indiana University Bloomington

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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