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Michael Penix Jr. Gets Good News on Medical Evaluations at NFL Combine

One of the biggest question marks has been cleared up for a top quarterback prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Luke Easterling

Michael Penix Jr. Gets Good News on Medical Evaluations at NFL Combine
Michael Penix Jr. Gets Good News on Medical Evaluations at NFL Combine /

Everyone knows that Washington's Michael Penix Jr. can throw the ball as well as any quarterback prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft, but there's still been a huge question mark casting a shadow over his draft stock.

Plenty was riding on his medical evaluations at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine this week, and it sounds like Penix got nothing but good news in that department.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the results of Penix's medical checkups at the combine were all positive, which should be a huge boost to his chances of coming off the board early in next month's draft:

Penix led the nation in passing yards in each of the past two seasons, helping lead the Huskies to the national title game last year. The rocket-armed southpaw should come off the board sometime on Day 2, but if there's a team that likes him enough, he could end up being a late first-round pick now that he's gotten a clean bill of health.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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