Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced rookie Michael Penix Jr. will be the starter for the team's upcoming game against the New York Giants, with Kirk Cousins headed to the bench.

Kirk Cousins didn’t forget how to play quarterback. He just didn’t do it well enough often enough to keep his job in Atlanta. Don’t write off the veteran just yet. There’s no sugarcoating ...

Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is down but not out. On Tuesday, Atlanta benched the 13-year veteran less than one season into a four-year, $180 million contract he signed in March. Rookie ...

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t expect to be sitting on the bench behind a rookie this season. When the 36-year-old signed a four-year, $180 million contract with Atlanta in free ...

Nine months after he was introduced by the Atlanta Falcons as the franchise quarterback – with a massive contract and huge expectations – Kirk Cousins now must deal with getting benched.

The Atlanta Falcons signed free-agent quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal in free agency this offseason for him to be their next franchise qaurterback. With three games left ...

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Kirk Cousins' descent might have started off slowly, but his demise with the Atlanta Falcons wrapped up in a hurry. In a four-game losing streak that pushed the Falcons out of first place in the ...

Just 14 games into the first season after they made the curious dual moves of signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons are making a change at quarterback.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins has seemingly been on thin ice since the team drafted Washington Huskies QB Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall in April. Cousins, who signed a four-year, $ ...