After six seasons as the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is set to hit the free agent market this offseason. And while there’s a strong chance that he could re-sign with the Vikings and stay in Minnesota, one team has emerged as the betting favorite to sign him if he doesn’t end up with the Vikings: the Atlanta Falcons.
Last week, the DraftKings Sportsbook released odds for where Kirk Cousins will play during the 2024 season. And while the Minnesota Vikings are the favorite to land Cousins once again with -200 odds, the Atlanta Falcons are not all that far behind with +300 odds to land the veteran quarterback.
“The Atlanta Falcons (+300) have the second-best odds to land Cousins. The Falcons competed in the NFC South this year and are likely a better team than their second straight 7-10 season suggests. Atlanta likely would have won the NFC South with a competent quarterback and could have made some noise at least early in the playoffs. Maybe it is faith in new Falcons head coach Raheem Morris, but this feels like it would be a lateral move,” Teddy Ricketson wrote for the DraftKings Network.
These odds certainly led to a lot of buzz on social media.
2nd best odds?? 🤯 #HTTC https://t.co/oMmvTdpNK5
— Jeff Kravitz 🇺🇸 (@Kravitz76) February 17, 2024
He's a falcon
— Joey P (@Jjerseynyj) February 17, 2024
Falcons are the favorites to land Kirk Cousins, if he leaves the Vikings https://t.co/JG7hG8iCDR
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) February 17, 2024
Falcons would be a good fit. That is a winnable division
Vikings are in a brutal, very tough division and need a good QB next season— Maria Panova (@notsleeeping) February 17, 2024
Kirk Cousins to the falcons is gonna be awesome
— Sean McDermott Jihadist (@KDMafia35) February 17, 2024
https://twitter.com/Humanipathic/status/1759089851541205205?s=20
We’ll have to see whether or not Cousins does end up in Atlanta.
