Falcons to cut ties with Kirk Cousins and may replace him with even older QB
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The Atlanta Falcons appeared heading toward getting rid of Kirk Cousins a year ago, either with a trade or release, but they ended up keeping the veteran quarterback around.
There seems to be no such suspense this offseason. Cousins and the Falcons are expected to part ways.
"The Falcons will release Kirk Cousins before the start of the league year, when his $67.9 million salary would become fully guaranteed under the terms of his reworked contract," ESPN's Dan Graziano wrote in a new article this weekend. "Atlanta has to pay Cousins a $10 million roster bonus this year, whether he's on the team or not, but it does not appear to be interested in bringing back Cousins."
Graziano provided insight from there both on the next steps for Cousins and for the Falcons.
"Cousins wants to play this season; I was told the rumors of him potentially retiring to take a TV job are incorrect," Graziano writes. "But he could be selective about his next destination. The past two times Cousins was a free agent, he received deals from Minnesota and Atlanta quickly. But this time, Cousins likely will wait to see how some of these situations shake out before deciding -- even if that means waiting through the offseason for some team's situation to change in his favor."
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As for the Falcons, they're hoping Michael Penix Jr. heals in time to be ready for Week 1.
If not, they might have their eyes on a veteran: Joe Flacco.
"Some teams have interest in veteran Joe Flacco after the way he played last season in starting roles in Cleveland and Cincinnati," Graziano writes. "But a lot of folks in Indy said they expect Flacco to follow coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season."
Flacco had two stints in recent years in Cleveland with Stefanski. It'd be a logical fit given that it seems Flacco, like Cousins, wants to keep playing.
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