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Kyle Koster

Kirk Cousins Opens Up About Falcons' Surprising Move to Draft Michael Penix

tlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins prepares for a game against the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Kirk Cousins offered up his most expansive comments yet on the awkward situation he finds himself in with the Atlanta Falcons after the franchise made the surprising move to draft Michael Penix Jr.. Cousins, one of the signal-callers featured on Netflix's Quarterback debuting today, admits that he felt "a little bit misled" and that he may have re-signed with the Minnesota Vikings had he known the way things were going to play out.

Cousins was aware the Falcons might draft a quarterback, but definitely not that high. He wasn't informed about the Penix pick until a phone call by offensive coordinator Zac Robinson while Atlanta was on the clock.

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