Releasing Cousins would be a major hit to Atlanta’s 2025 salary cap, as he would count for $65 million in dead cap, per Over the Cap. It is very unlikely the Falcons would be willing to take that big of a loss in an outright cut after only having Cousins for just a season.

Kirk Cousins has lost favor in the Falcons locker room after failing to turn around a poor month of play against the Vikings in Week 14.

The Atlanta Falcons spent big in the offseason to fix their quarterback room, but they find themselves in familiar territory.