The Atlanta Falcons benched marquee free-agent signing Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. for the last three weeks of the 2024 NFL season in a move that many believed signaled the ...

Bleacher Report's Maurice Moton proposed the Atlanta Falcons could trade quarterback Kirk Cousins to an NFC foe for a possible starting safety and a draft pick. The Atlanta Falcons appear to face ...

Kirk Cousins isn't good enough to be Atlanta's starting quarterback, but the Falcons want him as their backup. On Thursday, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot made the surprising admission ...

At least for the moment, the Falcons are posturing like they are willing to keep Kirk Cousins on the roster next season if they are not willing to find a trade partner. Terry Fontenot said at his ...

Atlanta general manager Terry Fontenot said the franchise is “comfortable” with keeping Kirk Cousins on as the No. 2 behind Michael Penix Jr. in 2025. “Kirk is a great man and he’s been ...

Before the start of the 2024 NFL season, the Atlanta Falcons signed free-agent quarterback Kirk Cousins on a four-year deal worth $180 million. A few weeks later, the franchise selected rookie ...

But they disagree on how the team will finalize its divorce with former starting quarterback Kirk Cousins. Bleacher Report's Maurice Moton is in the camp that the Falcons will be able to trade ...

When the Atlanta Falcons benched Kirk Cousins for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. late in December, the move signaled a shift toward the franchise's future and uncertainty for the veteran ...

The Atlanta Falcons might have benched Kirk Cousins late in the season, but they say they're not necessarily moving on from him. Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said the team wouldn't ...

The Falcons benched quarterback Kirk Cousins in Week 16 after a stretch of five games with nine interceptions and just one touchdown pass. Rookie Michael Penix Jr., who was slated to be the ...

Prior to his Achilles injury in 2023, Cousins could have easily gone for an early 2nd, or even 1st round pick. Now, post injury and seemingly out of form, the outlook is a lot murkier.

When the Falcons signed quarterback Kirk Cousins as a free agent last March, there was little thought that he’d be out of the starting job before the end of his first season in Atlanta but that’s how ...