The Atlanta Falcons made one of the biggest free agent moves of the off-season by landing QB Kirk Cousins. The move was a bit of a surprise around the league as many thought he would stay with the Minnesota Vikings to finish his career.
Atlanta drafting a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft came as a shock to everyone, including Cousins.
Now one report suggests he may be having even more buyers remorse.
Kirk Cousins Likely Would Have Never Chosen The Atlanta Falcons Over The Minnesota Vikings
Two months after signing Cousins to an eye-popping four-year, $180 million contract, the Falcons selected Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick. The move stunned many in the NFL, including Cousins himself, who was reported to be “shocked” and “disappointed.”
The situation has presented Cousins with many opportunities since the draft. According to Cousins, he had no beef with the organization over the pick. When asked if he would’ve come to Atlanta if he knew they were going to draft a quarterback, he said he doesn’t deal with hypotheticals. Cousins left the Vikings to join the Falcons because he got a better offer that he believed would bring him greater long-term security.
However, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN went into further detail regarding the entire situation between Falcons, Vikings, and Cousins:
The Vikings’ decision to be upfront in their desire to draft a quarterback with one of their first round picks was a deciding factor in Kirk leaving after six years in Minnesota, according to a report from SI’s Albert Breer in May.
Cousins was very fond of Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings’ organization during his six years there, saying on multiple occasions that he hoped to finish his career in Minnesota.
A new report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Marc Raimondi says Cousins would have given “more consideration” to a one-year deal to return to Minnesota if he had known the Falcons were going to select a quarterback.
The report states that a source close to Cousins said the veteran QB “did not feel misled by Atlanta” but that if both options were on the table, with full knowledge both teams were selecting a QB in the first round, a return to Minnesota would have been given more consideration.
The Vikings’ draft certainly would have looked a lot different if Cousins chose to stay in Minnesota. It is interesting to see him still ruffling feathers months later.
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