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Liam McKeone

NFL Insider Offers Simple Reason for Why Falcons Haven't Traded Kirk Cousins Yet

Cousins signed a $180 million deal with the Falcons last offseason | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

The NFL offseason is fully underway, with teams around the league executing a flurry of free agent signings and trades to reshape their rosters for the 2025 season. One of the most notable moves that hasn't been made? The Atlanta Falcons moving on from Kirk Cousins.

After the Cousins experiment epically crashed and burned last season, the Falcons gave the franchise keys to rookie signal-caller Michael Penix Jr. despite the enormous contract Cousins signed months prior. Entering this offseason the front office held the position that the plan was to keep the veteran QB on the roster as a backup for 2025.

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