Michael Penix Jr. Injury History & Updates

Michael Penix Jr.'s Injury Guide

Very Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2025

20%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

1.3%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2025

0.40

Durability

0.27

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly Sports Injury Predictor

Michael Penix Jr.'s Injury Status

No active injuries.

Michael Penix Jr. Injury History

Date	League	Injury	Games Missed	Details
Nov 16, 2025	NFL	Knee ACL Tear Grade 3	4	Penix aggravated a bone bruise and knee sprain and sustained damage to his ACL in Week 11's loss to the Panthers
Oct 19, 2025	NFL	Knee Unspecified Bruise Grade 1	1	Penix Jr. sustained a bone bruise in his left knee during the Falcons' Week 7 game against the San Francisco 49ers and missed the Week 8 game.
Oct 2, 2021	Non-NFL	Shoulder A/C Joint Separation Grade 1	7	Penix missed the remainder of the 2021 season.
Nov 28, 2020	Non-NFL	Knee ACL Tear Grade 3	3	Penix re-tore his right ACL against Maryland. He returned to Indiana in 2021 and took the field on September 4, despite not getting medical clearance.
Nov 2, 2019	Non-NFL	Shoulder Clavicle Fracture Grade 1	4	Penix missed the final four games, including Indiana's bowl game.
Oct 20, 2018	Non-NFL	Knee ACL Tear Grade 3	4	Penix tore his right ACL against Penn State.

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Michael Penix Jr. Injury News

The Falcons announced Wednesday that QB Michael Penix Jr. will miss the rest of the season after further evaluation determined that he needs surgery. Penix partially tore his left ACL. That officially puts the offense under Kirk Cousins' control the rest of the way, with Easton Stick the likely backup.

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