Mike Florio and Myles Simmons sift through Kirk Cousins’ contract, including any details pertaining to his Achilles injury and flexibility for Atlanta to turn to Michael Penix Jr. #NBCSports #NFL #AtlantaFalcons #KirkCousins
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one of the questions miles that I had in the aftermath of the Falcons stunning everyone particularly Kirk Cousins by making Michael penck Jr the eighth overall pick in the draft last Thursday night is there something lurking in the Cousins contract that would give the Falcons an out if there’s an issue with his Achilles it reminded me very much of the question last year with the Jimmy Garoppolo contract remember we found out right around Memorial Day that they had to rework the deal and that they had an out completely if the foot surgery that he didn’t have after he injured it in December of 2022 but did have after he failed the physical with the Raiders didn’t heal the problem so I wanted to know because maybe that’s the explanation everybody’s trying to not everybody some people are trying to come up with an explanation that makes this all make sense sometimes it just doesn’t make sense so here’s what I’ve learned here’s what I’ve learned the the Falcons can’t get out of the the money that they owe KT cousin $50 million signing bonus 25 million has been paid the other 25 million is paid later this year from the contract players entitlement to receive and retain the signing bonus is expressly conditioned on players passing the club’s physical examination excluding his pre-existing right Achilles injury provided player continues to rehab such injury as required by and under the supervision and direction of club’s head athletic trainer and club’s team physician what that means is as long as he does everything they tell him to do by way of rehabbing the Achilles tendon they can’t invalidate the contract now if they really want to try to be aggressive they can say oh you failed to show up to you failed to do this you failed to do that you failed to do this if they really want to be jerks about it but that’d be a big fight it would go to arbitration it’d be a grievance it’d be a problem I don’t know if they want to go down that path here’s the bigger reality salary this year 12.5 million salary next year 27.5 million he could be traded after one year think about it if you’re a team that’s interested in a quarterback and you can get Kirk Cousins at 27.5 million for next year under the contract he’s already signed and he will have received 62 A5 million this year from the Falcons then you do it and it’s a $37.5 million cap charge next year if penx plays or if they decide penx is the guy if they decide this thing just isn’t working he could be traded as soon as next year he could ask to be traded as soon as next year and it would not be ridiculous for the Falcons to comply if they think penx is ready to take over so we’re talking two years 3 years four years it could be as short as one year miles well certainly if pennx looks like he’s ready to take over and kurk cousins doesn’t feel like you know he is uh being suited to or courted enough or whatever the proper word is that is not coming to mind then yeah I think it would make sense especially when you look at the fact that the Broncos are taking as big of a cap hit as they are to not have Russell Wilson play for them if you’ve got a quarterback that’s on a rookie deal and then you deal away Kurt Cousins and that’s all the cap charge would be it’s not unrealistic they took big cap charges when they moved on from Julio Jones they took a big cap charge when they moved on from Matt Ryan they could do it if that’s the right answer and look it all comes down to whether Kirk Cousins can come back from it now we saw the video of him out there throwing passes in phase two of the offseason program that’s fine let’s see what he says how he says it and what he says when he’s made available to the media as part of phase three it is man at at maybe they’ll try to avoid it and delay it and just break the rules and that happens those rules get broken all the time I want to see what he says and how he says it because if there’s no coming back from this if you led me to believe one thing and the last thing I ever would have imagined is you’re going to take a quarterback with the eighth overall pick and then you do it I can’t come back from that if that’s the case it could be a one-year Arrangement it would not be all that difficult for the Falcons to move on but they would have a very hard time yanking the rug out from under him and reclaiming his signing bonus and invalidating the contract that’s not going to happen that’s where it breaks from Jimmy Garoppolo last year hi it’s Mike Florio thanks for watching PFT on YouTube hit subscribe for the latest news and Analysis from pro football talk
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Waaaah waaaaah waaaaaaaah. 😂😂😂😂😂
Or what the Falcons have said is true. They really like Cousins and if he plays great for 3-4 years they will be happy. I don’t think that’s so hard to believe. No 36 year old QB should be upset about a succession plan. If he is you got the wrong guy.
This is sad!
So now your putting out there they could trade kirk?!? Is this like andy reid retiring 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Blank is a Billionaire. Stop worrying about his money. The Falcons are good.
Keep it up, because it’s funny. Don’t stop talking about it!
Floria is # 1 Falcons Basher! Let the FANS (FALCONS FANS!) decide what is best for the team, or at least have their own opinions! If the Falcons lose money on the Cousins deal, it won't be the 1st time! They are stupid (Owner/front office), or are they? We will have to wait & see! If both Cousins & Penix make positive impacts on the team, then I'm all aboard! Which player will get busted for gambling on Snapping Turtle fights?, or will that be FLORIO??
Mostly you want the explanation 😂
It will make me laugh if the much derided Falcons Penix no 8 draft pick ends up working out – let's see. I saw some sense in it but could see the arguments against too. Ultimately better to be heavier in the QB room rather than light. Packers always made it work ( slightly but not massively different circumstance draft wise )
Florio truly hates the Falcons, he just seems like a petty baby at this point.
Cousins was a later round draft choice in the same Draft Washington took RGIII. He was drafted because a difference in opinion from team owner/management. Ever since then, he has been hired as a free agent as a stop-gap QB until the teams draft their FRANCHISE QB! Has any of the teams Cousins has played on considered him a FRANCHISE QB? Not bashing Kirk, just making an observation! He just wants the Money! He may act like his feeling may have been hurt, but he still knows his way to the bank!
Florio is living proof that only a lawyer can screw up the enjoyment of the NFL. (Delete the 🤡).
Let it go bro smh
Nothing to see here!
Hard to feel sorry for a guy guaranteed 100M, plus, the Penix draft selection is enough to motivate him to produce his “A” game…
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All this hate and spot light on ATL watch them make a deep run in the playoffs
There is no guarantee Penix going to be a starting QB. If recent drafts are any indication, it would be a good QB draft class if least 2 out of the 6 selected in the 1st rd are legit starters.
Assistant GM Kyle Smith by accident just revealed how the Penix pick came to be…
Kyle Smith tried to explain why taking both makes sense but no one on the FALCONS can explain why drafting Penix and signing Kirk to 100M deal makes sense! Both moves make sense IF you do only one of them by doing both you hurt winning now and winning later. They Out Smarted themselves again.
Here is the dead giveaway he says, "I thought 4 QBs would go before our pick." He also says, "the only QB they would take was Penix."
So they thought Penix would be the 4th QB that would go so THAT IS WHY THEY SIGNED KIRK they thought Penix would be gone! BUT ONLY THEY THOUGHT THAT which shows how bad they are at their jobs. EVERYONE knew Penix would be there at 8 but them everyone knew if a 4th QB was taken it would be JJ not Penix.
They loved Penix I get it they thought he would be gone by 8 and they were rebuffed on trading up so they signed Kirk. But here's the thing when Penix did drop to them much to their surprise you have to pass BECAUSE YOU SIGNED KIRK. If you won't pass you're hurting your team and laters.
Okay you made a mistake on where Penix would go and you signed Kirk BUT THEN YOU WERE SURPRISED HE DROPPED TO YOU I get it but at that point you have to act like an adult since you're committed to Kirk financially (and the promises you made to him) you need to pass on Penix and pick ANY PLAYER but another QB.
This whole thing shows how incompetent this Front Office is.
We still on this. Move on, people.
If Kirk can't get better money anywhere else in the NFL in the next few years, he should stay, hold a clipboard and make them pay every penny or let them release him outright and pay in full.
Everytime Florio talks about Cousins and the Falcons, he comes off as the ultimate Karen lol. Good god, dude. Get over it, he left Minnesota.
When KOC can't teach JJ to "play like Kirk" guess who he going to call? Kirk retiring in MN lmfao! Let's GO!
The Falcons love maving -EV moves…and then wonder why they aren't winning.
Every show has basically talked about this everyday. Welcome to sports media 😂😂😂😂😂