INDIANAPOLIS – Do not add Kirk Cousins' name to the list of free agent quarterbacks yet.
Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said on Tuesday that he was the NFL's most expensive backup in his second year of his four-year, $180 million free-agent contract he signed in his last offseason. It showed that maintaining comfort.
Fontenott said he is ready to stay with the Falcons for a foreseeable future in NFL scouting in 2025, and pay Cousins a $10 million guaranteed roster bonus on March 17th. I said that.
Rookie Michael Penix Jr. replaced the regular season starter and three remaining games, leading to speculation that the Falcons would cut off the unfortunate side.
“Kirk handled it really well at the end of the season,” Fontenot said. “Obviously, Kirk is a really talented player. He's a great guy and it's all of those.”
If his 36-year-old cousin is released, he will become one of the most desirable free-agent quarterbacks due to his resume and team-friendly prices.
The new team was able to pay him the minimum amount of an NFL veteran and paste the bill into the Falcons. This is how the Steelers had a bargain in the Broncos tab last year with Russell Wilson.
The Browns, who hold the second pick in the draft and may not have a season-setting starter Deshaun Watson, will soon become a favorite if Cousins is released. Head coaches Kevin Stefanski and Cousins had an incredible season together when Stefanski was the Vikings offensive coordinator.
If Falcon is sticking to his cousin, will he have the opportunity to get back his first job?
“Michael Penix is our quarterback,” head coach Raheem Morris said.
Fontenott called Penix's Benching Cousins a “soccer decision” and has nothing to do with his cousin's injuries later in the day. Cousins recently revealed he had a throwing shoulder injury in Week 10.
