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Marc Raimondi
Atlanta Falcons Coach Raheem Morris said he did not expect Quarterback Kirk cousins Be part of the voluntary offseason program of the team due to a “business” dead end.
Morris said that Cousins met himself, the CEO of Terry Fontenot and the owner of Arthur Blank, and expressed his wishes to be in the upcoming Quarterback season in the NFL.
Falcons have Michael Penix jr. In the foreseeable future suspended as their starter. Cousins was in the 16th week of five game sections with nine wiretaps and only one touch passage.
“I will not be foolish if I think it will show up voluntary work,” Morris said about Cousins on Tuesday morning at the NFL League annual meeting. “We’re dealing with the business regime right now. … We’re dealing with this type of feeling. I don’t think it will be there. If it is, we will welcome it with open arms. But I won’t be pretty foolish to get ready and get angry at Kirk Cousins.
Morris said that Falcons remains comfortably like a backup Quarterback with her cousins. However, this does not mean that the falcons were rejected by the trading cousins if the agreement was on the table. Cousins, however, has a no-trade clause, so he would have to clean a possible replacement.
Cousins has a $ 27.5 million with a bonus of $ 10 million in 2025, and also guaranteed that it comes in 2026.
“I know exactly who it is,” Morris said about her cousins. “There is certainly a human side to see him walking out and being the best version of ourselves. It’s not where we hold you back. If the opportunity introduces itself to something good for both of us, it’s good for Falcons and Kirk Cousins, we would surely see that it happens.”
Morris know the cousins because Cousins was a newcomer with Washington in 2012. Morris was a coach of this staff.
“I know he would like to try to be a starter at some point,” Morris said. “It was definitely clearly communicated with me and anyone else had the opportunity to talk to. I know it. The way I am not sure. But we have to come these things. We have to get to this process.”
Falcons signed Cousins as a free agent of the last offseason and then a month later, Penix worked out with the total selection No. 8. Cousins was surprised that the team took Quarterback in the first round. But the falcons explained that Cousins was their starter for 2025 and beyond.
Cousins led Falcons to start 6-3, including a franchise record 509 passing yards against the opponent Tampa Bay Buccaneers At the 5th week, however, the team continued in four games losing a lane with cousins who threw eight wiretaps and no landing. Penix was discarded in the 16th week when the starter “moved forward”. Falcons still lacked playoffs and drove 8-9.
Cousins said in February the NFL network in February that he had suffered an injury to the right shoulder and elbows because of the hit he received in the 10th week against New Orleans Saints And that his arms were not the same for the rest of the season. Previously, Cousins said he was completely healthy, and his struggles were not caused by injuries.
Falcons had Cousins and his arm in a report report once in the 11th week. The team claimed that he was not aware of any kind of cousin injury.
Cousins was a model citizen as a backup of the Penixes at the end of 2024, and Morris does not expect to change if Cousins returns to Atlanta next season.
“We still feel very strong that Kirk is our backup quarterback,” Morris said. “We still feel very strong about man. We still feel very strong about where they stand right now. You know, obviously we know it’s a company. Everything you do will be some business aspects.”
