{"id":105373,"date":"2025-06-05T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/105373\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:13:12","slug":"nfl-rumors-falcons-insider-shuts-down-vikings-trade-ideas-for-kirk-cousins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/105373\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL rumors: Falcons insider shuts down Vikings trade ideas for Kirk Cousins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post NFL rumors: Falcons insider shuts down Vikings trade ideas for Kirk Cousins<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta Falcons and <\/a>Kirk Cousins<\/a> fiasco has continued, and it won\u2019t stop until the quarterback is traded. Cousins has let the Falcons know that he desires to be a starting quarterback, but they know they\u2019d be eating up a lot of money if they trade him. That has led the team to stay pat and go into the upcoming season content about Cousins being the backup to Michael Penix Jr.<\/p>\n

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At the same time, there is a price that the Falcons could work with if they wanted to trade Cousins, and the other team would have to make an enticing offer. There are already not many teams that need a starting quarterback besides the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it\u2019s going to be hard for Cousins to get traded at this point.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Vikings were a team mentioned who could possibly trade for Cousins, and ESPN came up with two trade scenarios that would work for both teams. Though they looked enticing, Cousins probably wouldn\u2019t like the idea<\/a> of going back to the Vikings.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these are compelling for the Falcons,\u201d Marc Raimondi wrote. \u201cBut for Cousins, both offers from the Vikings are dead on arrival. He wants to start, and he more than likely won\u2019t do that in Minnesota. Even if he loved living there, this would be basically the same situation as Atlanta (being behind McCarthy instead of Penix). Using his no-trade clause, Cousins would likely nix the Vikings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cousins already doesn\u2019t have many choices, so at this point, he might as well just stay with the Falcons for the time being.<\/p>\n

What will the Falcons do with Kirk Cousins?<\/p>\n

Cousins has not shown up to voluntary OTAs for the Falcons, and it shouldn\u2019t be a surprise after this long saga that he and the team have been on. Things have not been the same since Cousins was benched for Penix<\/a> in Week 16 last season, and the Falcons let it be known that he would be the starting quarterback as time continues.<\/p>\n

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The Falcons had just signed Cousins to a four-year deal last offseason, and the expectation was that he would at least be the starter for the first two years of his deal, which are guaranteed. Unfortunately, he didn\u2019t even make it as the starter in his first full season with the team, and it\u2019s obvious he believes he still has the talent to do so for a team.<\/p>\n

Related: NFL rumors: Panthers urged to outbid Rams for Jalen Ramsey trade<\/a><\/p>\n

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