Atlanta Falcons to start QB Cooper Rush in place of injured Tua Tagovailoa

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What happenedThe Atlanta Falcons will start Cooper Rush in place of injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in their season opener, they announced Friday.

What changedThe center frames it as "Atlanta Falcons to start QB Cooper Rush in place of injured Tua Tagovailoa". The right frames it as "Tua Tagovailoa ruled out of Falcons' opener with oblique injury, Cooper Rush steps in aga...".

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Still Watching. The center frames it as "Atlanta Falcons to start QB Cooper Rush in place of injured Tua Tagovailoa". The right frames it as "Tua Tagovailoa ruled out of Falcons' opener with oblique injury, Cooper Rush steps in aga...".

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UPI1h ago

Atlanta Falcons to start QB Cooper Rush in place of injured Tua Tagovailoa

The Atlanta Falcons will start Cooper Rush in place of injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in their season opener, they announced Friday.

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Fox News2h ago

Tua Tagovailoa ruled out of Falcons' opener with oblique injury, Cooper Rush steps in against Steelers

Cooper Rush will start for the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled week-to-week with an oblique issue.

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