Falcons benched QB Kirk Cousins and will start Michael Penix Jr
Cousins has 65M in dead cap next year with 10M roster bonus for 2026 fully guaranteed on the 5th day of 2025 league year. Falcons have to designate him a post-6/1cut and eat 40M in 2025 and 25M in 2026. He's played his last snap as a Falcon while making 90M to play most of 1 season. Nobody maximizes their contract value like Cousins.
Cousins has 65M in dead cap next year with 10M roster bonus for 2026 fully guaranteed on the 5th day of 2025 league year. Falcons have to designate him a post-6/1cut and eat 40M in 2025 and 25M in 2026. He's played his last snap as a Falcon while making 90M to play most of 1 season. Nobody maximizes their contract value like Cousins.