Atlanta Falcons may not move on from Kirk Cousins- yet.
Falcon’s General Manager Terry Fontenot said the Cousins will remain with the team in the foreseeable future, Tuesday at NFL Draft Combine, via NFL Network.
Cousins, 36, was benched in favor of rookie -quarterback Michael Penix Jr. After struggling last season.
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Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins enters the field before the game against Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker-Preferred Pictures)
Cousins were benched despite signing a four -year contract of $ 180 million with $ 100 million guaranteed before last season.
Things started well for cousins and falcons as they were 6-3 and on top of NFC South.
Then the team took the imploded as Cousins’ plays for the worse. In the Cousins’ Final Five matches, he threw only a touchdown with nine intercepts as the team went on a four-match’s losing row.
The team was 7-7 when Penix took over for cousins, with their playoff chances, turned from once strong to a long shot. Penix went 1-2 with two overtime losses in his three starts and Falcons missed the end game.
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Atlanta Falcons Quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr., Left, and Kirk Cousins runs on the field for the New York Giants game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-Preferred Pictures)
Fontenot praised cousins for how he handled the attenuation.
“Kirk handled it really well at the end of the season,” Fontenot said via NBC Sports. “Obviously, Kirk is a truly talented player, he is a great man, all these things. Again, he handled that role well at the end of the season.”
The NFL leaders expected cousins to be released before the quarterback was due to a $ 10 million on -dollar bonus on March 17, according to an ESPN report from December. FONTENOT’s comments Tuesday make it look like cousins don’t go anywhere.
Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins is preparing for a game against New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-Preferred Pictures)
That $ 10 million guard bonus counts to Falcons’ salary ceiling in 2026, per. Spotrac.
In addition to the schedule that kicks in, the Cousins ’$ 27.5 million Basal Wages, which he would receive if he remains on Falcons’ list, would make him an incredibly expensive backup quarterback.
Complication of cases for Falcons is, if they want to move on from cousins via a trade, Quarterback would have to give up its full trade clause. According to the ESPN report, cousins are not expected to waive it to help Falcons.
