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Josh Rosen isn’t out of NFL chances, yet.

In fact, the former UCLA star seemingly finds himself in a more opportune situation than the one he was just evicted from.

Rosen was signed by the Falcons on Monday night after backup AJ McCarron tore his ACL in the Falcons’ second preseason game. Now, Rosen will compete with former Florida star Feleipe Franks to play behind Matt Ryan in Atlanta.

Rosen was released by the 49ers last week and was never a threat to push past veteran Jimmy Garoppolo or stud rookie Trey Lance on San Francisco’s depth chart.

Rosen was let go by the 49ers after completing 10-of-15 passes for 93 yards and an interception in the preseason opener against the Chiefs.

“I think he started off real well,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters in mid-August.

“I think he’s taken a couple of steps back the last few practices. You know, it was unfortunate on that [interception during practice]. We were supposed to go to someone and we had a busted route, so then it kind of fell apart and he tried to overcompensate and he made a bad situation worse.”


  Josh Rosen was signed by the Falcons on Aug. 23, 2021 Getty Images Josh Rosen was signed by the Falcons on Aug. 23, 2021 Getty Images

The Falcons become the 24-year-old Rosen’s fifth NFL team after runs with the Cardinals, Dolphins, Buccaneers and finally the 49ers in training camp this year. Rosen spent the 2020 season on Tampa Bay’s practice squad after getting pushed aside for touted rookies in Kyler Murray with Arizona and Tua Tagovailoa in Miami.

Speaking before the Falcons added Rosen, coach Arthur Smith was uncertain if the team’s new QB would play in the preseason finale against the Browns on Sunday.

“I just think it’s unfair to throw somebody out there and say, ‘Here, here’s the entire game plan, you better be able to operate,'” Smith said. “So, depending on who we sign, you know they’ll be ready to go.”

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