INDIANAPOLIS — Atlanta is all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. because the face of the franchise, however the Falcons insist they do not should half with high-priced No. 2 Kirk Cousins.
“I am excited, I do know our crew is happy, our proprietor is happy for the longer term with Michael Penix,” Falcons head coach Raheem Morris stated Tuesday on the NFL Scouting Mix.
Morris stated he was “disenchanted” with the way in which issues ended for Cousins and Atlanta. Common supervisor Terry Fontenot, who additionally met with media on the mix, stated the transfer to Penix was totally a “soccer choice” regardless of current feedback from Cousins that he injured his shoulder in Week 10 in opposition to the Saints.
Cousins, 36, enters the second yr of a four-year, $180 million contract with a $27.5 million base wage and a $10 million roster bonus that hits on the fifth day of the league yr. Groups usually are not anticipated to supply a draft decide for Cousins due to his onerous wage.
“Michael Penix is our quarterback. We stood right here final yr and talked about in search of that man,” Morris stated of whether or not Cousins was nonetheless competing to begin. “We predict we discovered him.”
–Jeff Reynolds, Discipline Stage Media