That decision was expensive for the team. League rules required the Redskins to pay Kirk Cousins a one-year salary of $22 million. After that season was over, the Redskins were faced once again ...

While the Atlanta Falcons stormed past the New York Giants, 34-7, in this past Sunday's game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their $180 million quarterback, Kirk Cousins ... coach T.J. Yates, assistat ...

the New York Giants. Atlanta is benching veteran Kirk Cousins with the NFC South in the balance, hoping for a spark that can get this team where it's capable of going. It's a bold decision ...

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins ... But Cousins already knows the Vikings offense; he has connections with the likes of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson; and he was ...

When Kirk Cousins signed his four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March, no one expected that he would be benched before the end of his first season. With Cousins being ...

It was the most surprising first-round pick in a long time when the Atlanta Falcons chose Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth ...

After the Atlanta Falcons benched quarterback Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie Michael ... might seek a veteran to pair with J.J. McCarthy as he returns from the knee injury that sidelined him ...

Of course, now, it’s more the Kirk Cousins Question. Atlanta’s decision to replace Cousins with Penix as the starting quarterback last week accelerated a transition timeline the Falcons had ...

The early returns on the six first-round QBs have been encouraging, even if J.J. McCarthy is still a ... Dropped out of the rankings: Kirk Cousins (benched), No. 21 last week; Jameis Winston ...

A Kirk Cousins-Falcons divorce is nigh. The veteran 13-year quarterback is expected to be cut by Atlanta before his $10 million roster bonus hits on March 17, but many sources around the league ...

Nine months after he was introduced by the Atlanta Falcons as the franchise quarterback – with a massive contract and huge expectations – Kirk Cousins now must deal with getting benched.