{"id":9187,"date":"2025-06-10T05:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/kirk-cousins-expected-to-show-up-for-falcons-minicamp-despite-desire-to-be-traded-per-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T05:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:05:16","slug":"kirk-cousins-expected-to-show-up-for-falcons-minicamp-despite-desire-to-be-traded-per-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/kirk-cousins-expected-to-show-up-for-falcons-minicamp-despite-desire-to-be-traded-per-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cousins expected to show up for Falcons minicamp despite desire to be traded, per reports"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kirk Cousins<\/a> is expected to show up on Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons<\/a>‘ mandatory minicamp after not taking part in OTAs, according to\u00a0multiple<\/a>\u00a0reports<\/a>. Cousins, who did take part in Atlanta’s voluntary workouts in April, would still prefer to be traded to a team where he can start.<\/p>\n

To this point, Cousins’ time in Atlanta can best be summarized as odd. The Falcons, shortly after signing Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal, shocked everyone when they then used a first round pick to select fellow quarterback Michael Penix Jr.<\/a>, who replaced Cousins in the starting lineup in Week 15 of the 2024 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Penix now entrenched as the starter, Cousins reportedly wants to be traded. Atlanta, however, has apparently been bullish when it comes to its asking price for Cousins, a four-time Pro Bowler with 163 career starts under his belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Falcons have had discussions with multiple teams regarding a possible trade of Cousins but asked teams to take on a significant portion — reportedly at least $20 million <\/a><\/span>— of the remaining $37.5 million guaranteed on Cousins’ contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Further complicating matters is the fact that Cousins has a no-trade clause, so even if a team meets the Falcons’ reported demands, Cousins can veto a possible trade if he doesn’t want to play for that team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Aaron Rodgers<\/a> now officially in Pittsburgh, the New Orleans Saints<\/a> would be the best possible fit for Cousins given Derek Carr’s<\/a> recent retirement. But given the fact that the Saints are a division rival, the odds of the Falcons trading him there are incredibly slim.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If no opportunities present themselves by Week 1, Cousins may be content remaining in Atlanta for the 2025 season. He’s got $27.5 million guaranteed coming his way (plus a $10 million roster bonus), and there’s a chance he may get another chance to start for the Falcons if Penix either gets hurt or struggles at some point during the 2025 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While it’s becoming increasingly more likely that he will remain with Atlanta, Cousins’ situation will continue to worth monitoring, especially if another team’s quarterback situation takes a turn for the worst at some point down the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n