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When Kirk Cousins signed his four-year, $180 million word of honour with the Atlanta Falcons in March, nobody anticipated that he can be benched sooner than the top of his first season.
With Cousins being benched for unpriviledged play games and rookie Michael Penix Jr. taking his park, the Falcons at the moment are anticipated to leave the quarterback then the season, consistent with ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Cousins is owed a $10 million roster bonus on March 17, and consistent with the record, executives around the NFL be expecting Cousins to be spared sooner than nearest.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) enters the grassland sooner than the sport in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Attic Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Pictures)
If the Falcons do trim Cousins sooner than March 17 and save $10 million, they’re nonetheless at the hook for many of Cousins’ word of honour.
Of Cousins’ $180 million word of honour, $100 million of it’s assured. If the Falcons do trim Cousins previous to nearest season, they’re going to consume a $65 million lifeless cap crash, per Spotrac.
Cousins’ cap crash for nearest season would were $40 million if he had been nonetheless at the roster, however slicing him provides every other $25 million to Cousins’ cap rate against the Falcons’ wage cap for nearest season.
With rookie Penix Jr. eager to start out in park of Cousins when the Falcons tug at the New York Giants on Sunday, Cousins can have been the costliest bridge quarterback in NFL historical past.
Cousins additionally has a no-trade clause, and consistent with the record, he isn’t anticipated to waive it.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) throws the ball in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders within the first part at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
The 36-year-old quarterback used to be reportedly pissed off that the Falcons had taken a quarterback with the 8th total pick out within the draft extreme season, selecting Cousins’ eventual substitute rather of a participant who may just support them win now.
Cousins’ frustrations with how issues had been treated have executives believing that the quarterback isn’t committing to do the crew any favors and waive his no-trade clause, consistent with the record.
Cousins can be in a homogeneous status this offseason as Russell Wilson used to be extreme offseason, if he’s if truth be told spared.
Wilson used to be spared through the Denver Broncos extreme offseason, but the crew remains to be paying him $53 million this season consistent with Spotrac.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) throws a go in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings all through the second one quarter at U.S. Attic Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Pictures)
Wilson signed a one-year, league veteran minimal word of honour with the Pittsburgh Steelers with the quarterback nonetheless being paid through the Broncos.
Cousins can be in place to signal a league veteran word of honour with every other crew, like Wilson, pace nonetheless being paid through the Falcons to not play games for them.
Via 9 video games, issues had been going swimmingly for Cousins and the Falcons. The crew used to be 6-3 and atop the NFC South.
Now the crew is 7-7 then a four-game dropping streak and out of playoff place. The Falcons beat the lowly Las Vegas Raiders 15-9 on Monday, snapping the skid, however Cousins performed poorly within the win, prompting head schoolteacher Raheem Morris to build the alternate.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) warms up sooner than a duel in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Pictures)
Cousins has finished 66.9% of his passes, throwing for three,508 yards and 18 touchdowns this season pace additionally throwing a league-high 16 interceptions.
Along with throwing 16 interceptions, Cousins has 12 fumbles, which is attach for probably the most in the NFL with Baker Mayfield.
Throughout his extreme 5 video games, Cousins has thrown only one landing with 9 interceptions.
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