The time of Kirk Cousins with the Falcons of Atlanta has not yet expired.
Falcons intend to honor the alignment bonus of $ 10 million in the quarter-Arrière, according to ESPN. Payment is triggered if cousins is on Atlanta’s list after 4 p.m. HE on Saturday.
Cousins was put on the bench before the match 16 of Atlanta against the New York Giants last season last season.
This decision occurred after Cousins was struggling, launching nine interceptions on a five game section. In December, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris confirmed the team’s plans for Michael Penix to be the “starting quarter in the future”.
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The Atlanta Kirk Cousins Falcons quarterrier before a match against the Vikings of Minnesota at US Bank Stadium. (Images Jeffrey Becker / Imagn)
Cousins signed a $ 180 million contract over four years in March 2024. The agreement included $ 90 million in guarantees and the $ 10 million bonus, which would be paid on March 17. The team made the shocking decision to use the choice n ° 8 in the NFL draft on Michael Penix, only six weeks after having started cousins.
While the marriage between Cousins and the Falcons seemed intended for divorce, the director general of Falcons, Terry Fontenot, said that the organization was “comfortable” with the 36 -year -old with the team and the safeguard of Penix.
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“We are very comfortable to move forward with (cousins) as safeguard,” said Fontenot in January. “Kirk is a tall man, and he was a great support for Mike. We are very comfortable to move forward with him as a backup.”
The quarter of the Falcons of Atlanta Michael Penix Jr. (9) and the quarter Kirk Cousins (18) before a match against the Giants of New York at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis / Imagn images)
While the sincerity of Fontenot’s comments continues to be debated, the decision to keep the quintillage four times on the list, to say the least, allows at least that the quarter-rear can be in Falcons uniform in 2025.
Cousins met the owner of Falcons Arthur Blank last week and asked to be exchanged for a team he had the chance to start for next season, Sports Illustrated.
The Atlanta Kirk Cousins Falcons quarter-Arrière is preparing for a match against New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis / Imagn images)
However, Blank and Falcons will probably do what is in the best interest of the franchise. There will be financial implications on everything that the organization decides.
Cousins is due to 27.5 million dollars next season, which he played for Falcons in 2025. The $ 10 million bonus applies to the 2026 season. Cutting the links with cousins and designating the transaction as a post-June 1 version would allow Atlanta to distribute the salary ceiling with two years.
Since Falcons choose to stick to cousins - at least for the moment – the front office will likely use the overtime to work to find a team willing to accept a job. If a business materializes, Cousins would obtain the last word on the place where it is sent because its contract includes a clause without exchange.
