Kirk Cousins Drops Bombshell: Reveals Feeling ‘Misled’ by Falcons’ Shocking Michael Penix Draft Pick

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Cousins said all the right things about the move at the time. On the day the Falcons selected Penix, he and Cousins had a “good conversation,” and Cousins said he was looking forward to working with the rookie.Advertisement

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Kirk Cousins stepped into last offseason carrying a ton of uncertainty on his broad shoulders. Sure, the guy’s proven he can still get the job done when healthy, but—let’s be honest—he’s no spring chicken anymore. Coming off a ruptured Achilles, and with a handful of teams desperately scouting for a starting QB, the plot thickened fast. The Falcons, undeterred, handed Cousins a hefty four-year, 0 million deal, seemingly locking him in as their main man. But just weeks later, the mold shattered when Atlanta picked Michael Penix eighth overall in the 2024 draft, throwing a wild card into Cousins’ complicated offseason narrative. He played it cool in public—chatted with Penix, looked ahead—but behind the curtain, he was taken aback, feeling “a little bit misled.” As Cousins himself put it on Netflix’s new season of “Quarterback,” had he known about the Falcons’ draft intentions, his free agency move might’ve been a whole different story. Now, with Penix poised as the starter and Cousins relegated to backup duty, the veteran’s future hangs in a precarious balance—one that’s as much about business as it is about football. LEARN MORE