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.

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The Atlanta Falcons have officially benched veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr., leaving questions about Cousins’ future in the NFL. Cousins’ Falcons contract is very ...

The Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins will reportedly part ways after the season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The 36-year-old quarterback, who is in his first season with the Falcons ...

[Related: Falcons bench Kirk Cousins in favor of Michael Penix Jr.] So why now? What does this mean for Cousins, who signed a four-year, $180 million contract in March? What are Atlanta's options ...

The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately. Falcons head coach ...

Kirk Cousins. And frankly, the Falcons can't get worse at quarterback. Before his benching, Cousins had one touchdown and nine interceptions from Week 10 to Week 15. During that span ...

"I brought Kirk in here with full expectation that we could win a championship with Kirk and we'd be able to compete with Kirk," Morris explained on Wednesday. "For whatever reason, whatever ...

Kirk Cousins’ time in Atlanta appears to be coming to an unceremonious end just nine months after signing with the Falcons in free agency. What began with dreams of a Super Bowl ring have no ...

With the announcement on Tuesday that Michael Penix Jr. was taking over as the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback going forward, replacing Kirk Cousins, the next logical question is what the ...

The strange part was when they came up with a second one. It looked like they had found their answer when they signed veteran Kirk Cousins to a free-agent contract with $100 million of guaranteed ...

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.