The Falcons spent big this offseason when the team signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year contract. But Atlanta followed up the decision signing by drafting a QB in the first round.
Four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins appeared surprised at the Atlanta Falcons' decision to draft a quarterback in the first round just over a month after signing the veteran quarterback to a massive four-year contract. The Cousins signing in free agency was viewed as a move for the Falcons to stabilize the quarterback position for at least the next couple of seasons. Quarterbacks Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke largely struggled to bring any consistency to the position last season.
Instead of focusing on 'what he can't control,' Cousins said his primary concern is doing what he can to help the Falcons win their first Super Bowl in franchise history. 'We're trying to win a Super Bowl, and it's hard enough. It's hard enough,' Cousins said. 'Let's all be on the same page and try and go win a Super Bowl.' Cousins also recalled a similar situation he was in three years ago when he was the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback.
Cousins also said he sent Penix a text message congratulating him on his past success and made sure Penix had his phone number if he needed to get in touch with him. 'And then just congratulated him on an awesome college career,' Cousins said. 'I lived it. It's hard to do. And what he did is at the top of the top in terms of college success. So, just wanted to let him know that I have the utmost respect for what he's done, and we're ready to get to work.
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