Falcons GM Talking to Team's Owner After Drafting Michael Penix Jr. Leads to Jokes

Fans had too much fun with this viral video.

The Atlanta Falcons made a stunning move in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft when they used the eighth pick on Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. That selection, of course, comes after the team signed veteran QB Kirk Cousins to a huge deal in free agency.

While everyone in the football world was rightfully floored by the pick, footage from inside the Falcons' war room went viral on social media with fans making jokes about what GM Terry Fontenot might have been saying to Falcons owner Arthur Blank moments after the pick was made.

Here's how that scene played out:

This very much looks like Terry Fontenot trying to explain himself #Falcons #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/1vl7CgIrfV

— Cody Chaffins (@CodyChaffins) April 26, 2024

Fans had too much fun with that:

“You have 5 seconds to convince me why I shouldn’t fire you on the spot. Go.” https://t.co/qZujnU7tJn

— Tope Imade (@iSpaceFace) April 26, 2024

Saints really installed this man as a sleeper agent to tear the Falcons down from the inside. Crazy to watch in real time https://t.co/Hkmb9CtzsM

— Moneybagg Leaux ⚜️ (@LeauxLife504) April 26, 2024

Read the body language of everyone in that room... yikes. lol https://t.co/JDAj2S4oxA

— Dan Karpuc (@DanielKarpuc) April 26, 2024

Pretty sure Bill Belichick would not have taken a quarterback there https://t.co/HpOEQJn8H6

— FitzyGFY 🍺 (brew checkmark) (@FitzyGFY) April 26, 2024

Terry tryna come into the facility tomorrow https://t.co/9ooJD3DlMp pic.twitter.com/q8ihtV731I

— Coach Tez (@Scrappy25_) April 26, 2024

He’s about to get that HR email tomorrow morning https://t.co/azwEusoxvR

— Maybe: Eric (@_diezeric) April 26, 2024