Atlanta is all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. as the face of the franchise, but the Falcons insist they don't have to part with high-priced No. 2 Kirk Cousins."I'm excited, I k

The Atlanta Falcons were one of the many teams to play multiple quarterbacks, with Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. each starting games last season. Cousins, who went into the season as the uncontested starter,

The Falcons' season represented a one game improvement under new head coach Raheem Morris, who shocked the NFL world by switching from high priced former free agent acquisition Kirk Cousins to rookie Michael Penix Jr.

Kirk Cousins is back in Washington D.C., but he isn’t at a football facility. The Falcons quarterback, who spent his first six NFL seasons in the nation’s capital, met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday.

The Falcons have delivered the first big move as they turn to Michael Penix moving forward: Re-adding a top protector for him.

The Raiders can be looking to replicate the Falcons' Kirk Cousins-Michael Penix Jr. dynamic in their QB room with Geno Smith and Shedeur Sanders.

“Thus, Atlanta’s position here is that they’d rather pay $100 million for two years, and have quarterback insurance behind Michael Penix Jr., than just take the $90 million sunk cost for Cousins’s lost season of 2025, and sign someone else as a backup,” Breer continued. “So we have a standoff.”

The Atlanta Falcons experienced a major shift in their quarterback situation. After signing Kirk Cousins to a lucrative deal, his performance faltered

The Atlanta Falcons have gone all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr., and Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network likes what he sees.

Kirk Cousins' time with the Atlanta Falcons is going to be shortlived, despite signing a four-year, $180 million contract less than a year ago. As the 2024 campaign winded down, h