The Atlanta Falcons may not have moved on from Kirk Cousins yet.
Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said his cousin will remain with the team on Tuesday at the NFL Draft Combine in the foreseeable future. NFL Network.
The 36-year-old cousin was placed on the bench in favor of rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. after struggling last season.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Cars Cousins will enter the field before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Beckery My Muggle Image)
Cousins was benched despite signing a four-year, $180 million contract guaranteed before last season.
Cousins and Falcons started off well for Cousins and Falcons at the top of NFC South.
The team then collapsed as cousins' play deteriorated. In Cousins' final five games as a starter, he threw one touchdown with nine interceptions as the team achieved a four-game winning streak.
The team was 7-7 when Penix took over as cousin. The playoff chances have once been turned into strong shots. The Penixes went 1-2 with two overtime losses in three starts, and the Falcons missed the playoffs.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., left, Kirk Cousins is running on the field for a New York Giants game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-Imagn image)
Fontenot praised his cousin for how he handled the demobilization.
“Kirk handled it really well at the end of the season,” Fontenot said via NBC Sports. “Obviously, Kirk is a really talented player. He's a great guy and it's all of those. Again, he handled that role well at the end of the season.”
NFL executives were hoping that their cousin would be released before the quarterback receives a $10 million roster bonus on March 17th. ESPN Report Starting December. However, Fontenott's comments on Tuesday seem to make it seem like his cousin is going anywhere.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Cars Cousins are preparing for a game against the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-Imagn image)
That $10 million roster bonus counts towards the 2026 Falcons salary cap. All SPOTRAC.
In addition to Cousins' $27.5 million base salary kicks in, he receives it stays on the Falcons' roster and makes him an incredibly expensive backup quarterback.
Complicating the Falcon issue is that if they want to go further from the place through trading, the quarterback will have to waive his full trade clause. According to the ESPN report, Cousins is not expected to abandon it to help Falcon.
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