Kirk Cousins ​​on healing from injuries and OTAs with Atlanta Falcons are a ‘huge win’

The Atlanta Falcons signed Kirk Cousins ​​to a lucrative free agent contract knowing he was coming off a season-ending Achilles injury. They put their face in Cousins ​​and his recovery to the tune of a 4-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed.

Their confidence in Cousins’ recovery appears to have been well placed. Cousins ​​is considerably further along in his recovery timetable than expected.

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“The biggest positive thing for me was getting in some reps,” Cousins ​​said after Monday’s practice. “When I first did it, and I was in Minnesota for the second half of last season, and the conversation was ‘what are the OTAs going to look like?’

“The response I received was, ‘We won’t put you in practice rehearsals, it’s just not worth it. While it might be a guided tour, but if it’s practice reps, you don’t need to be there.’ ‘”

If Cousins ​​had stayed in Minnesota, practice reps wouldn’t have been as essential being a veteran of the same system. However, taking the field with a new team, new coach and new teammates could help the Falcons get off to a fast start.

“And so I was planning on getting my first practice rep at the end of July,” Cousins ​​continued. “I feel like I got every rep possible in those OTAs. And I think that was a huge win in building that continuity that we talked about.”

Building continuity with his new teammates, including a fully healthy Kyle Pitts and two top-10 draft picks, Drake London and Bijan Robinson, is a huge win. In September, it will be time to translate these off-season victories into real Ws in the standings.

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