{"id":105371,"date":"2025-06-05T07:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/105371\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:12:13","slug":"whats-next-for-kirk-cousins-as-atlanta-falcons-reportedly-not-interested-in-trading-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/105371\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s next for Kirk Cousins as Atlanta Falcons reportedly not interested in trading him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atlanta Falcons<\/a>‘ veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins’ frustration with the club isn\u2019t exactly a secret.<\/p>\n

\"Kirk Kirk Cousins is at odds with the Atlanta Falcons as he seeks a release amid trade speculation, with the Cleveland Browns being a possible destination. (AP Photo\/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)(AP) <\/p>\n

While Atlanta has shown little interest in trading him, rumours suggest that the Cleveland Browns are interested<\/p>\n

Notably, after being benched late last season in favour of rookie Michael Penix Jr., the 35-year-old quarterback has opted to skip organised team activities (OTAs). He even made a direct call to Falcons owner Arthur Blank, requesting to be released, while tanking his $27.5 million guaranteed salary?<\/p>\n

But with mounting tension and a clearly disgruntled quarterback, questions are growing louder: What happens next? And could Cleveland swoop in?<\/p>\n

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Browns a better fit for Kirk Cousins than Steelers, Falcon insider claims<\/p>\n

ESPN Atlanta reporter Marc Raimondi said a trade with the Browns, \u201cmade the most sense\u201d for Cousins, more than other rumoured suitors like the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Minnesota Vikings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raimondi outlined what such a deal could look like: Kenny Pickett, a 2026 sixth-round pick, and cash considerations to Atlanta in exchange for Cousins and a 2026 seventh-rounder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis destination always made the most sense for Cousins, who has a long history with Browns coach Kevin Stefanski from their time together in Minnesota,\u201d Raimondi wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter going through OTAs and minicamp, the Browns might realize they need another veteran to compete for the starting job.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Deshaun Watson still recovering from an Achilles injury, Cleveland\u2019s current QB room doesn\u2019t exactly inspire confidence. \u201cCleveland currently has Joe Flacco, rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, and Pickett competing for the QB1 spot with Deshaun Watson out,\u201d Raimondi noted.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Falcons could strike a deal where they front $17.5 million of Cousins\u2019 guaranteed money for 2025, and Pickett would be Atlanta\u2019s new QB2.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Kirk Cousins’ deal, Cleveland gets a seasoned veteran with ties to Stefanski and a chance to stabilise the QB position, while Atlanta clears cap space and brings in a developmental quarterback in Pickett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Atlanta Falcons‘ veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins’ frustration with the club isn\u2019t exactly a secret. Kirk Cousins is at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,54,563,224,7,294,6,13812],"class_list":{"0":"post-105371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-falcons","10":"tag-atlantafalcons","11":"tag-cleveland-browns","12":"tag-deshaun-watson","13":"tag-falcons","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-kirk-cousins","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-trade-rumors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114629518955423431","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}