According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, there’s an expectation that the Falcons will cut the veteran quarterback before he’s owed his $10M roster bonus in mid-March. Some sources described the ...

The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately. Falcons head coach ...

Nine months after making Kirk Cousins their prized addition of the 2024 NFL offseason, the Atlanta Falcons have benched the quarterback indefinitely, turning the keys over to first-round rookie ...

The Falcons are calling an audible — just in time for a visit from the Giants. Atlanta announced Tuesday that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will make his first start Sunday, taking over for a ...

Michael Penix Jr. is the new starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins is heading to the bench, coach Raheem Morris announced Tuesday night. "After review we have made the ...

500 Falcons trying to stay alive in the NFC playoff picture? Our prognosticators throughout the season are: Art Stapleton (Giants/NFL writer, NorthJersey.com), Bert Bainbridge (sports betting ...

Just 14 games into the first season after they made the curious dual moves of signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons are making a change at quarterback.

Kirk Cousins did not view it as a short-term move. The quarterback said he signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 11 not only because of the $100 million in guarantees over four years ...

When the Falcons took Penix with the eighth pick, it sent shockwaves around the league, considering it was just weeks after they had signed Cousins to his deal. However, the Falcons need a boost ...

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wasn't ready to commit to a starting quarterback at his Tuesday afternoon news conference. It didn't take him long after to make a decision. Hours later, the ...

The Vikings did that. They also resisted meeting his contract demands. Cousins bolted the Vikings for the Atlanta Falcons early in free agency during the 2024 offseason, and his tenure as their ...

The Atlanta Falcons snapped a four-game losing streak on Monday night. Kirk Cousins, not coincidentally, snapped a four-game touchdown-less streak. In the process, both the team and quarterback ...