Tua Tagovailoa Injured in Practice; Rush Steps Up as Falcons QB1
Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an oblique injury during Thursday's practice, limiting his participation. Cooper Rush took over the primary quarterback reps for the team.
Marc Raimondi Sep 10, 2026, 04:16 PM ET Close Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book "Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling's New World Order Changed America," which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49895564/falcons-qb-tua-tagovailoa-suffers-oblique-injury-practice)._
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