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Falcons GM Says Team Will Be ‘Aggressive’ With QB Kirk Cousins If Trade Offer Makes Sense

The Atlanta Falcons have held firm on keeping veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins. Despite him becoming the clear backup behind Michael Penix Jr. and unhappy with his situation, the Falcons aren’t going to cut him. Nor will they give him away. Speaking with Adam Schein, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot offered an update on Cousins’ future.

“We just have to be patient there,” Fontenot told Schein on SiriusXM. “We’re always open, not just talking about Kirk, but really anybody on our roster.”

"If something comes to us, with Kirk or any other player that makes sense and it's going to help this team, then we're going to be aggressive and we're going to do it.