The Cleveland Browns not only welcomed an old friend for Joe Flacco signature this week. They also sent waves throughout the Quarterback market before the NFL 2025 draft. Amplified pressure In the commercial acquisition Kenny Pickett for an early summer competition. They supported their room before a possible selection of early round in the position. And, perhaps more markedly, they pointed out that Kirk Cousins, a long -standing goal of coach Kevin Stefanski, is no longer in his radar. Or it never was.
Cousins and Stefanski spent time markedly along with the Vikings of Minnesota. Now that Stefanski has Flacco and Picktt to keep the fort, however, it is fair to ask: Does Cousins have any remaining option? Currently used by the Atlanta Falcons, the former bowling player has I wanted a new beginning Since the beginning of the low season of 2025. There has been a big problem: the Cousins contract, which, according to the reports, scared Cleveland and that until now the Falcons have refused to end, with the hope of increasing the commercial interest.
So what now? In truth, cousins can be trapped as the backup copy of the hawks unless negotiating their own release. Or unless Atlanta finds a desperate business partner in the future, as during the season. Meanwhile, these could be their only somewhat feasible destinations:
Minnesota Vikings
This is the most intriguing possibility from the point of view of history. Cousins has just ended the purple not long ago, congrating with Vikings Nation. His return would not necessarily inhibit JJ McCarthy, the new face of the franchise, to take charge in 2025 and beyond. He would offer coach Kevin O’Connell a ready -made insurance plan, without the pre -existing pressure of being “the type.” And yet, the only thing Cousins has sought in his efforts to escape Atlanta is a path to an initial concert, which is not a reality in Minnesota, except for a catastrophic summer of McCarthy. However, if he is in a new beginning in a new beginning instead of sitting behind Michael Penix Jr., he may prefer to sit where he and his family forged a home certainly comfortable for six years.
It is unlikely that the hawks exchange cousins to a rival of the division, but again, right? Atlanta did not value Cousins enough to keep it in the alignment even during a full season of its $ 180 million contract, so if the team can squeeze some value of an enemy of NFC South for a damaged asset, why not? Even so, this would make more sense if Cousins is released directly. The new coach Kellen Moore needs something Under the center with Derek Carr Going out of discontent For curiously injured, and Cousins is the type of veteran proven play action that could keep the fort while the Saints put things for the future. As an additional benefit, I would probably enjoy games against Falcons.
2025 Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders Falls To Saints, Steelers Rilling Need in Quarterback
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Pittsburgh Steelers
We know Aaron Rodgers is on his radarWith the owner Art Rooney II proclaiming earlier this month that the old NFL MVP is signed. What happens if Rodgers never puts the pencil to the paper? What if you retire? And what happens if Steelers cannot ensure a legitimate field marshal at the beginning of the draft? Something says that Mike Tomlin could play with another veteran who ages that opening his next Gauuntlet North AFC with Mason Rudolph leading the load. Pittsburgh was not an apparent favorite for cousins when the low season came to free agency, but that is probably due to the fact that General Manager Omar Khan focused on more affordable options. A year later, Steelers are even more desperate. And if Cousins is released, it would be recorded as another low -cost position marker.
