The Atlanta Falcons picking Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall Thursday stunned the NFL world -- including new teammate Kirk Cousins.
"Yes, it was a big surprise," the text read."We had no idea this was coming. The truth is the whole league had no idea this was coming. We got no heads up.
NFL draft prospect who could get a $2.7 million signing bonus still drives his old Honda Accord: ‘It gets me from A to B' Instead, the Falcons, despite signing Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal in the offseason with $100 million guaranteed, seemingly drafted his future replacement despite their plethora of defensive gaps to plug.
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