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Marc Raimondi
Kirk Cousins does not go anywhere, at least for now.
The Atlanta Falcons kept the veteran field marshal on their list after 4 pm et on Saturday, which caused the guarantee of a $ 10 million list bonus in 2026.
Cousins was banking in week 16 by the Falcons after a section with nine interceptions and only a TouchDown pass in five games. Atlanta announced at that time that the rookie Michael Penix Jr., the number 8 selection in the 2024 Draft would be the field marshal of the “Advance” team.
It seemed that the Falcons and the cousins would separate after the season. However, the general manager of the Falcons, Terry Fontenot, said at his season end of the season that they were “comfortable” in the future with Cousins, 36, like his substitute field marshal.
Many thought I was positioning, that the Falcones were looking to maintain the commercial value of the cousins. But a source of the league told ESPN that the most likely scenario at this time is that Cousins use an Atlanta uniform in 2025. Of course, that could change if an attractive commercial offer appears.
Falcons owes Cousins $ 27.5 million by 2025, whether they maintain or release it, so from a commercial sense, holding it as Penix’s backup, although it makes sense very at a very highly high price. The $ 10 million list bonus that is guaranteed on Saturday is by 2026, and if Cousins is no longer in the team, Falcons are subject to compensation. Atlanta clings to him now bide the time of the organization to work in a trade.
On the part of Cousins, he wants to be a head of the NFL field next season, and has been frustrated by the current situation, a league source said.
According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Cousins requested and was awarded a meeting with the owner of the Falcons, Arthur Blank, last week. Atlanta did not confirm the report.
Cousins was also caught by surprise last year when the Falcons wrote Penix in the first round as his apparent heir.
If the hawks changed it, the cousins would have to clear any agreement. It has a non -trade clause.
