Falcons ‘comfortable’ with Kirk Cousins as $180M backup QB with contract decision looming
NY Post
The Falcons are supposedly OK with a $180 million backup quarterback.
Atlanta general manager Terry Fontenot said the franchise is “comfortable” with keeping Kirk Cousins on as the No. 2 behind Michael Penix Jr. in 2025.
“Kirk is a great man and he’s been great support for Mike, a great teammate, great support for everybody in the building, so we’re very confident moving forward with him as the backup,” Fontenot said during a Thursday press conference.
Cousins, who signed a four-year, $180 million deal with the Falcons last offseason, struggled during his first season in Atlanta after returning from an Achilles tear.
The 36-year-old threw a career- and league-high 16 interceptions in just 14 games before losing the starting job to Penix, whom Atlanta took with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
While speaking to reporters Thursday, Fontenot said the team expected “to get high-level quarterback play for two seasons” out of Cousins when they signed him to the massive deal last March.
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