Falcons Name Tua QB One, Rams Legal Troubles Creates Clouds, and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Steps Down

The Daily Play With Joy Taylor · Sep 8, 2026 · 11m · transcript

Joy Taylor recaps the return of football, highlighting college results, then shifts to the NFL where Falcons rookie Michael Penix Jr. won’t start Week 1 in Pittsburgh as he rehabs a knee injury and offseason addition Tua will start on a veteran-minimum deal despite recent struggles, fumbled snaps in preseason, and Miami’s massive dead-cap hit after releasing him. She notes Atlanta’s ongoing instability, starting a different Week 1 quarterback for the seventh straight season. Taylor also discusses the Rams heading to Australia expecting Puka Nakua and Alaric Jackson to play…