After the Atlanta Falcons beat the Las Vegas Raiders last week, the Falcons decided to make a quarterback change from Kirk Cousins to rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. against the New York Giants. It was the perfect time for Atlanta to make the switch.
Entering Sunday’s matchup, the Falcons were 7-7 trying to chase the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South. With this benching, seeing what happens with Cousins after the 2024 NFL season could be interesting.
Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins Could Potentially Retire After the 2024 NFL Season
Cousins will have three years remaining on his deal with the Falcons after the 2024 season. However, there is a chance that Kirk Cousins may not be with Atlanta next season.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network mentioned:
“#Falcons QB Kirk Cousins will take some time completely away from football in the offseason to decide what he wants to do for the future.”
JPA Football on Twitter also added:
“He could potentially retire, but he’d be leaving a lot of money on the table. He’s also earned nearly $300 million dollars already.”
Cousins is 36 years old. With moving on from the Minnesota Vikings last year, it would be interesting to see if he would go somewhere else or just retire from the NFL after the 2024 season. The odds are that if Atlanta does not bring him back next year, he could just retire despite having some potential suitors for him.
Fans React
Kirk going to be special in the booth when he calls it.
— Moosey (@0nlyMeez) December 22, 2024
Fleeced the Falcons $100m guaranteed just to take a break before playoffs. pic.twitter.com/ErEnXq3Sc6
— Yasuke (@Yasuke1886) December 22, 2024
As he should, that’s important
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 (@the_det_times) December 22, 2024
Hear me out … the biggest threats in the nfc rn is lions and eagles …. Kirk’s one the few people to embarrass eagles and has never lost to lions ! Dak top comparison is Kirk cousins ! Kirk signs with Dallas and we are immediately the top threat to win the bowl ! Make it happen pic.twitter.com/tMtSB3GxMl
— LastDakBeliever (@native_ace) December 22, 2024
He’s guaranteed $28 million next year which would put him over $400 million for his career having one just one playoff game
— Tim Buttrum (@TimButtrum316) December 22, 2024
There is no doubt that Cousins has made a ton of money throughout his NFL career despite not winning many playoff games. He was a very good quarterback in the NFL with a ton of offensive talent who just put up very good numbers during the regular season.
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