On the official begin of the brand new league yr, the Atlanta Falcons will formally flip the web page to a brand new period.
With a brand new head coach in Kevin Stefanski already on the helm, the Falcons will hand the ball, and in addition the keys to the franchise, to Michael Penix Jr.
In information most anticipated, Falcons common supervisor Ian Cunningham confirmed the staff’s plan to launch veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins whereas on Atlanta’s Audacity station 929 The Recreation.
“I did speak to Kirk and his illustration, Mike McCartney, letting them know that we’ll launch him on the primary day of the league yr,” Cunningham mentioned (h/t NFL.com). “We simply felt that that was out of respect for Kirk and Mike, his agent, and what’s he is carried out in his profession, simply that we owe that to him to permit him some readability going into free company.”
Cousins shall be launched instantly upon league’s calendar flipping to the 2026 offseason on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET.
Kirk Cousins’ time in Atlanta was only a waste of cash
The transfer shut a chapter on a two-year interval that can largely be considered as a waste of cash by Falcons followers. Cousins earned $100M of the four-year, $180 million deal he signed with Atlanta as a free agent in 2024.
