SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – In just 89 days, the Falcons and Panthers will be kicking off their season opener in Week 1. But on Tuesday, they’re kicking off mandatory minicamp. And now that we’re past the voluntary portion of the offseason, there were some faces out on the practice field that we haven’t gotten a chance to see yet this spring.
The big one of those being Kirk Cousins, who after not being released or traded in the offseason, returns to the Falcons as QB2, behind starter Michael Penix Jr. It’s not the role the 14-year veteran would choose to have, but Cousins had only praise for Penix out at practice on Tuesday and says his only focus at this point is being the best he can be as the backup and continuing to work towards winning a championship with this organization.
“I’ve always believed going back to my rookie year what Mike Shanahan told me, which is tough times don’t last, tough people do,” said Cousins. “It’s not just physically tough, it’s mentally tough, emotionally tough. You have to be resilient, life’s going to have some curveballs, and you just have to keep moving. I think the key is that you don’t pout or stop, you just keep moving, keep looking forward and believe that if you do that, good things will happen.”
“I’m really comfortable with Kirk because of who he is — his character, the person,” said head coach Raheem Morris. “I don’t worry about those things with Kirk because he’s a man first, and he’s going to go out and do whatever it takes to help his football team as long as he’s with us, and he’s with us. It’s been really less dramatic of a situation than it has been from an outside of the building standpoint.”
Also opening up minicamp on Tuesday was the Panthers, who have already shown some progress throughout the offseason now that it’s year 2 under Dave Canales and his coaching staff. And on top of the added comfort this year, there also seems to be an attitude shift.
“We’re a bunch of guys that want it, and I think guys are finally sick of being the same old same old Carolina Panthers,” said wide receiver Adam Thielen. “Everything this organization has done this offseason has pushed us towards that and (I’m) excited about that.”
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