ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Falcons are likely to cut Cousins before his $10 million roster bonus is due in March.
before a $10 million roster bonus is due in March. Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million deal to join the Falcons this past March, a contract which included $100 million guaranteed.
Schefter noted that executives across the league fully anticipate Atlanta to release Cousins before the large bonus is due March 17. Schefter mentioned that according to several of his sources, a split between Cousins and the Falcons is "inevitable at this point." Kirk Cousins' divorce from the Falcons is expected to be finalized before his $10 million roster bonus is due March 17, with executives across the league fully expecting Atlanta to have to release him by then.Cousins's contract with the Falcons includes a no-trade clause, which will make any trade difficult, perhaps even impossible, for Atlanta to execute.
Once the Falcons officially part ways with Cousins, he will hit the open market as a free agent for the second offseason in a row.Blake Silverman is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated. Blake has covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball since 2021 for numerous sites including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's degree in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
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