Atlanta Falcons will continue to pay Kirk Cousins, for the moment anyway. The Falcons will not publish cousins before a list deadline of 4 p.m. and guarantee on Saturday which guarantees that the Vétéran quarterrière will receive a bonus of the alignment of $ 10 million in Atlanta, Atlanta, CBS SPORTS NFL Insider Jonathan Jones confirms (Reported by ESPN for the first time).
Cousins has another three years on a contract of $ 180 million over four years compared to last season. Falcons have $ 155 million dollars in total remaining on the agreement, but can withdraw from the agreement after 2026. Cousins has a guaranteed salary of $ 27.5 million for 2025 and a signature bonus in proportion to $ 12.5 million – which means that its ceiling is $ 40 million.
The teams hoped that the Falcons would release cousins before this deadline, but Cousins transports $ 65 million to a dead ceiling as a cup before June 1. The dead ceiling is 40 million dollars if cousins is designated as a post -June 1 cup. Falcons could still exchange cousins if they could find a trading partner, but if it is released – the $ 10 million bonus for 2026 would still be paid.
Cousins was put on the bench at the end of last season in favor of Michael Penix Jr., which the Falcons surprisingly selected in the first round of the draft of the same year that they signed Cousins to his mega contract. In the last five departures of cousins last season, he completed 62.7% of his passes with a single touch to nine interceptions. The Falcons went 1-4 in these departures.
Cousins launched for 3,508 yards last season with 18 affected at 16 interceptions and a note of 88.6 pass. His 16 interceptions were tied for the head of the league.
If the Falcons will leave the cousins, they have more time to find a trading partner with the bonus of the paid list. The intention was always to keep the cousins after this deadline.
