NFL news, live updates: Falcons name Tua Tagovailoa their starter; Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa not spotted at practice

Welcome to NFL kickoff week, as we await the much-anticipated season opener between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday — a rematch of Super Bowl LX.Kicking off the news cycle ahead of Week 1 was word from the Atlanta Falcons that Tua Tagovailoa had been named the starting quarterback over Michael Penix Jr. for Week 1's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tagovailoa had just about every opportunity to win the job while Penix recovered from an ACL injury that ended his 2025 campaign, but had a shaky performance in training camp and the preseason, likely leaving the door open for Penix to re-take the job.Fans will also be keeping an eye on the injury status of several stars ahead of Week 1, including San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and pass rusher Nick Bosa, as well as New England Patriots second-year running back TreVeyon Henderson — all of whom are dealing with bumps and bruises on a short week leading up to their teams’ season openers.Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL seasonFollow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest NFL news, injury updates and more leading up to Week 1 of the regular season.