FLOWERY BRANCH, GA – It seemed pretty apparent when Tua Tagovailoa met with the media as, ahem, the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, that he was not taking the status for granted.

Someone asked Tagovailoa whether Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski indicated when naming him the starter on Monday that it was a week-to-week assignment with Michael Penix Jr. still on the mend from his latest torn ACL. Like it was Tua’s job until further notice?

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“He didn’t say any of that,” Tagovailoa replied. “How I’m taking it, I’ve got to go with this day to day.”

That was Wednesday, when the Falcons ramped up their preparations for the…

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