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Falcons' Kirk Cousins: Beef over Michael Penix Jr. not helpful

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Kirk Cousins says he doesn't believe it's constructive to have hard feelings with his new team over its surprising draft pick.

Cousins, the productive veteran quarterback, signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Falcons in March. Last month, the team stunningly took a quarterback -- Michael Penix Jr. of Washington -- with the No. 8 overall pick in the draft.

Cousins' agent Mike McCartney told ESPN's Pete Thamel at the time that there was confusion and frustration coming from Cousins' camp since the Falcons acquired his successor before he even put on an Atlanta helmet and the team didn't do anything with its top-10 pick to improve for 2024.