Atlanta Falcons will continue to pay Kirk Cousins, for now anyway. The Falcons will not launch the cousins before a deadline of the list of 4 pm et on Saturday that guarantees that the veteran field marshal will receive a bonus from the $ 10 million list in 2026 of Atlanta, confirms Jonathan Jones Jonathan Jones (informed by ESPN).
Cousins is still three years old in a four -year agreement and $ 180 million last season. The Falcons have $ 155 million in a remaining total dollars in the agreement, but they can leave the agreement after 2026. Cousins has a guaranteed salary $ 27.5 million by 2025 and a pro -trratized signature bonus of $ 12.5 million, which makes its limit a number of $ 40 million.
The teams expected the Falcons to release cousins before this list deadline, but Cousins transport $ 65 million in CAP dead as a cut prior to June 1. The dead limit is $ 40 million if Cousins is designated as a cut after June. Falcons could still exchange cousins if they can find a commercial partner, but if released, the $ 10 million list bonus for 2026 would still be paid.
Cousins was sent at the end of last season in favor of Michael Penix Jr., who the Falcons surprisingly selected in the first round of the Draft the same year in which they signed the cousins of their mega agreement. In the last five openings of Cousins last season, he completed 62.7% of his passes with only one touchdown to nine interceptions. The Falcons were 1-4 in those openings.
Cousins launched for 3,508 yards last season with 18 TouchDowns at 16 interceptions and a passer rating 88.6. His 16 interceptions were tied for league leadership.
If the Falcons are going to go from the cousins, they have more time to find a commercial partner with the bonus of the list paid. The intention was always to keep the cousins beyond this deadline.
