The Atlanta Falcons are heading into a new era in 2025. After finishing 8-9 on the year, second in their division, and missing the playoffs for the seventh year in a row, Atlanta decided to make a change.
Falcons Burn Last Bridge With Franchise Player (Breaking)
The Falcons are receiving a strong message from Kirk Cousins:
After a rocky start with the Falcons and the arrival of rookie talent, the veteran quarterback may need a standout showing at OTAs to hold onto his starting role in Atlanta.
Now, it appears that will not be the case going forward.
The Atlanta Falcons and several other teams across the league are beginning OTAs this week, which is the next phase of the offseason.
Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters that he had not seen veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on Tuesday, as the first OTA practice was set to begin.
Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is not in attendance today for the team’s voluntary OTAs, HC Raheem Morris told reporters. pic.twitter.com/Q6oZEAAb5x
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 27, 2025
This is surprising from Cousins, given that the veteran quarterback was at the team’s voluntary workouts last month.
The veteran is currently No. 2 on the depth chart after the Falcons couldn’t work out a trade they were satisfied with this offseason.
Kirk Cousins’ 2024 season with the Atlanta Falcons was filled with ups and downs. Signed to a four-year, $180 million deal to bring stability at quarterback, Cousins got off to a strong start. He led the Falcons to a 6-3 record.
However, things would go terribly as the season progressed.
Here is a look at Cousins’ career stats:
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2012 | WAS | 3 | 1 | 1–0 | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 466 | 9.7 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | WAS | 5 | 3 | 0–3 | 81 | 155 | 52.3 | 854 | 5.5 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 58.4 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | WAS | 6 | 5 | 1–4 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1,710 | 8.4 | 81 | 10 | 9 | 86.4 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 9–7 | 379 | 543 | 69.8 | 4,166 | 7.7 | 78 | 29 | 11 | 101.6 | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 186 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 8–7–1 | 406 | 606 | 67.0 | 4,917 | 8.1 | 80 | 25 | 12 | 97.2 | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 190 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 7–9 | 347 | 540 | 64.3 | 4,093 | 7.6 | 74 | 27 | 13 | 93.9 | 49 | 179 | 3.7 | 18 | 4 | 41 | 342 | 13 | 5 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 8–7–1 | 425 | 606 | 70.1 | 4,298 | 7.1 | 75 | 30 | 10 | 99.7 | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 262 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | 15 | 10–5 | 307 | 444 | 69.1 | 3,603 | 8.1 | 66 | 26 | 6 | 107.4 | 31 | 63 | 2.0 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 206 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 7–9 | 349 | 516 | 67.6 | 4,265 | 8.3 | 71 | 35 | 13 | 105.0 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 256 | 9 | 5 |
| 2021 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 372 | 561 | 66.3 | 4,221 | 7.5 | 64 | 33 | 7 | 103.1 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 197 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 17 | 13–4 | 424 | 643 | 65.9 | 4,547 | 7.1 | 66 | 29 | 14 | 92.5 | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 329 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | MIN | 8 | 8 | 4–4 | 216 | 311 | 69.5 | 2,331 | 7.5 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 103.8 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 7–7 | 303 | 453 | 66.9 | 3,508 | 7.7 | 60 | 18 | 16 | 88.6 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 201 | 13 | 2 |
| Career | 164 | 159 | 83−74−2 | 3,768 | 5,630 | 66.9 | 42,979 | 7.6 | 81 | 288 | 126 | 97.4 | 327 | 958 | 2.9 | 29 | 19 | 332 | 2,408 | 104 | 41 | |
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