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Falcons holding on to Kirk Cousins as backup
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:21 pm
At least for now.
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The Atlanta Falcons kept the veteran quarterback on their roster past 4 p.m. ET Saturday, triggering the guarantee on a $10 million roster bonus due in 2026.
Cousins was benched in Week 16 by the Falcons after a stretch with nine interceptions and just one touchdown pass in five games. Atlanta announced at the time that rookie Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 pick in the 2024 draft, would be the team's quarterback "moving forward."
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It seemed then like the Falcons and Cousins would part ways after the season. However, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said in his end-of-season news conference that they were "comfortable" going ahead with Cousins, 36, as their backup quarterback.
Many thought it was posturing, that the Falcons were looking to keep Cousins' trade value. But a league source told ESPN that the most likely scenario at this moment is Cousins wearing an Atlanta uniform in 2025. Of course, that could change if an attractive trade offer pops up.
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Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:22 pm to Kinderman
Are Kurt Cousin an good quarterback?
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:24 pm to S
Better person: Kurt Cousin or Garrett Coles?
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:38 pm to S
Shawn Peyton
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:38 pm to Kinderman
If they wait until a team is desperate, they will get a decent pick or two.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:44 pm to James11111
The legendary Aaron Rodgers is still available for free so zero chance they'd get anything for MAGA Kirk for the time being
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:44 pm to Kinderman
Cousins has been an NFL starter since 2012. Simpletons here have been bashing him the entire time.
The guy is a good player.
The guy is a good player.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:45 pm to NIH
Payton Manning
Posted on 3/15/25 at 4:45 pm to Kinderman
Good. frick him. May as well
Posted on 3/15/25 at 5:52 pm to Cosmo
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Garrett Coles
LeGarrett Coles
Posted on 3/15/25 at 5:53 pm to Kinderman
I’d just wait until training camp when someone has a starter get hurt.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 11:03 pm to Kinderman
He will be starting again by Week 5-6 book it.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 11:09 pm to auzach91
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Good. frick him.
It’s not his fault the Falcons are dumb as frick
Posted on 3/15/25 at 11:14 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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Cousins has been an NFL starter since 2012. Simpletons here have been bashing him the entire time.
The knock on him is/was you couldn't win big games with him. He's had solid supporting casts most of his career and he's about to turn 37 with one playoff win, obviously against the Saints.
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The guy is a good player.
He was arse last year
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:22 am to JetsetNuggs
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It’s not his fault the Falcons are dumb as frick
While that is certainly true, frick that lying sack of shite. Hope he spends next year sitting on the sidelines for wasting the Falcons’ time last season.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 8:01 am to saintsfan22
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He was arse last year
He was great at the beginning of the season.
He was terrible those last 5 to six games.
Very Jekyll and Hyde. Have to wonder if it was the injury or if his age caught up with him and he just can’t hold up for an entire season anymore.
It makes the QB carrousel more interesting now. Some team like the Browns, Giants or Steelers will be without a starting level QB to start the season.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 8:10 am to saintsfan22
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He was arse last year
He was decent until he developed arm and shoulder problems after getting hit during the Saints game. Then he really dropped off the cliff.
They can still trade him but it won't make sense for them until after June 1st. So they have the option of holding onto him as a backup or unloading him if they get a good enough offer.
Posted on 4/3/25 at 3:58 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Cousins asking again to be cut, wants to go to Cleveland, but the Browns aren't paying that salary. Browns want Atlanta to eat the salary. Falcons expected him to be a no show next month.
looks like two options left-
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"I'm not going to be foolish to think that he's going to show up for voluntary work right now," Morris said, via Pro Football Talk. "We're dealing with a business-type mode right now. I don't think he'll be there. If he is, we'll welcome him with open arms. But I'm not going to be fool enough to make myself get worked up and angry about Kirk Cousins missing voluntary workouts."
looks like two options left-
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With Cousins and the Falcons reportedly at odds behind closed doors since the club surprisingly spent a first-round pick on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. last offseason, the only feasible paths forward are:
1.) Cousins remaining in Atlanta as the NFL's highest-paid backup
2.) the Falcons eventually granting Cousins' request to be released, so that he can freely explore a potential starting opportunity elsewhere.
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