The Atlanta Falcons are quite clearly in the market for a new quarterback after both Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke struggled in the role last season, and it sounds like there’s a very chance the Falcons will be able to land the player who is widely considered the top free agent quarterback available: Kirk Cousins.
According to a report from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Kirk Cousins is “seriously considering” signing with the Atlanta Falcons when he enters free agency later this month.
“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 addition to the Falcons’ offense which already features playmakers Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts on the offense. Adding a proven quarterback to that mix would be a massive upgrade.
We’ll have to see if it happens.
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