As a result of the Kirk Cousins contract, the Atlanta Falcons are expected to lose one of their most important pieces on their offense in free agency. Center Drew Dalman is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears on a three-year deal now.

“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.”

Sources: QB Kirk Cousins asked for, and got, a meeting with Falcons owner Arthur Blank on his future. Blank and Cousins had that meeting Wednesday night—the QB wants to go to a place where he can start in 2025. The Falcons brass has said it'd do what's best for the team at QB.