After both Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke struggled for the Atlanta Falcons this past season, the team has made it very clear that they intended to make some big changes at the quarterback position this offseason. And it sounds like there’s a chance the team could land the top free-agent quarterback on the market.
According to a report from NFL insider Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Kirk Cousins is “seriously considering” moving to Atlanta and signing with the Falcons this offseason.
“We can’t get into the specifics, for now. But we’re getting very credible indications that Cousins is seriously considering moving his family to Atlanta. Which would mean, obviously, that he’d be signing with the Falcons,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.
“The Falcons have always been the top alternative to the Vikings for Cousins, who becomes an unrestricted free agent next Wednesday. And for good reason. His wife, Julie, grew up in nearby Alpharetta, Georgia. Her parents still live there.”
Obviously, this would be a massive move for the Falcons as the team is in desperate need of a quarterback, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
so I guess everyone heard the same thing this week after all lol https://t.co/mNUcrkZupM
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) March 5, 2024
There is nothing more fun than quarterback uncertainty in your town. Feels like old times for the purple. https://t.co/stnHwg6nB0
— Judd Zulgad (@jzulgad) March 5, 2024
It would appear the Falcons have engaged in extrajudicial tampering https://t.co/DrVNL8yUNF
— Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) March 5, 2024
Could be looking at the NFC South consisting of Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins, Baker Mayfield and Bryce Young at quarterback for next season.
None are top-tier, but if Cousins returns to last year’s form he’s the best of this group. https://t.co/JDEyUtvudt
— Chris Rosvoglou (@RosvoglouReport) March 5, 2024
If Cousins goes to Atlanta, they’re winning the division. London, Pitts, and Bijan are going to explode next year. https://t.co/WGmctkbCiX
— Rob “Stats” Guerrera (@statsonfire on threads) (@StatsOnFire) March 5, 2024
there’s about a 100% chance Kirk Cousins’ kids started telling everyone at school that they’re moving to Atlanta https://t.co/FpW43PZQ5q
— ryan maye (@ryanolsonn) March 5, 2024
We’ll have to see if this ultimately happens.
