Kirk Cousins wants to become a start-quarterback, which he clarified in one-on-one meetings with Falcon General Manager Terry Fontenot, owner Arthur Blank and his head coach.
Raheem Morris said Tuesday that Falcons are still comfortable holding cousins as backup to Michael Penix Jr., but after these meetings remain the probability that cousins will play in Atlanta in best. There is even less of a chance that cousins will participate in voluntary training outside the season, Morris said.
“I won’t be stupid to think he will show up for voluntary work,” said the coach Tuesday at the NFL’s annual league meeting. “Right now we are dealing with a business -like location. … We are dealing with that kind of feeling. I don’t think he will be there. If he is, we welcome him with open arms. But I will not be stupid enough to make me work and angry at Kirk Cousins that lack voluntary workouts.”
Cousins are not expected to refrain from their clause without trading until after the draft NFL 2025 later this month to avoid finding himself back in the same position he met in Atlanta. After signing a four -year, $ 180 million contract in March 2024, Falcons surprised the former Washington and Minnesota Vikings starts by preparing Penix with No. 8 Total choice.
Falcons started the 6-3 season, but a nosediva cousins told NFL Network coincided with a shoulder injury that caused Morris to hand over the crime to Penix with three matches left in the regular season. Penix went 1-2.
That’s The Thrust of the Conundrum for Cousins-And The Falcons, Who Are On The Hook For $ 27.5 Million Guaranteeed in 2025 With $ 10 Million More Due as a Roster Bonus in 2026. He Turns 37 in Mid-August and a team with the opening at the opening at the opening at the opening at the opening at the open Dismal Five-Game Stretch in November and December Where Cousins Had A Record of 1-4, was Sacked 11 Times and threw nine interceptions and a touchdown pass.
Even the most QB -needy teams are not expected to turn on the Fontenot door and take on the cousin’s business, which consists of. That is why GM and Morris have taken a position that they will enter the season with cousins as a backup.
“I know he would like to try to be a starter at some point,” Morris said. “It has definitely been clearly communicated with me and whoever he had an opportunity to talk to. I know it. The way if I am not sure. But we have to figure out these things. We have to get to that process.”
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