In March of 2024, the Falcons inked Cousins to a lucrative four-year, $180 million contract. By the time the '24 season was over, Cousins was the league leader in interceptions—something he'd never done previously—and Atlanta was starting Michael Penix at the quarterback position.

Kirk Cousins doesn't have a future as a starting quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, but the soon-to-be 37-year-old quarterback is looking for a place to continue his NFL career. The NFL Draft is pivotal for Cousins to find his next home,

The Atlanta Falcons made the most stunning move of last year’s NFL draft when they used the No. 8 choice on a quarterback, Michael Penix Jr., in the month after they’d signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in free agency. Now they may have to decide whether to trade Cousins in conjunction with this draft.