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The Atlanta Falcons kicked disconnected the commencement of voluntary organized squad activities connected Tuesday without Kirk Cousins, fueling speculation that the seasoned backmost is looking to determination connected from the organization.
Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris confirmed Cousins’ absence, saying helium "did not spot him today."
Atlanta Falcons backmost Kirk Cousins (18) enters the tract earlier the crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine U.S. Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker/Imagn Images)
"[Cousins] did not amusement up successful the meetings, truthful I did not spot him today," Morris said, via Pro Football Talk.
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The Falcons signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 cardinal woody successful March 2024, but the squad made the shocking determination to draft Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth wide prime of the draught the pursuing month.
Penix yet took implicit the starting relation erstwhile Cousins was benched — a lineup that is expected to stay the aforesaid successful 2025.
But his lack connected Tuesday doesn’t travel arsenic a large astonishment to the Falcons' leadership.
Atlanta Falcons backmost Kirk Cousins (18) prepares for a crippled against the New York Giants astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
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"I’m not going to beryllium foolish to deliberation that he’s going to amusement up for voluntary enactment close now," Morris said astatine the yearly league gathering past month, via the New York Post. "We’re dealing with a business-type mode close now. I don’t deliberation he’ll beryllium there. If helium is, we’ll invited him with unfastened arms. But I’m not going to beryllium fool capable to marque myself get worked up and aggravated astir Kirk Cousins missing voluntary workouts."
The Falcons haven’t shown immoderate signs of looking to determination connected from Cousins, and immoderate commercialized would request the veteran’s seal of support acknowledgment to a no-trade clause.
Atlanta Falcons backmost Kirk Cousins (18) throws a walk against the Los Angeles Chargers successful the 4th fourth astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
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The Pittsburgh Steelers person been thrown into the premix arsenic a imaginable destination for Cousins, who is inactive looking to commencement successful the NFL, but Aaron Rodgers’ determination astir his aboriginal successful the league volition apt beryllium the deciding origin there.
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