Former Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​progressing well in Atlanta

Former Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​is on a mission to finally be part of a contending team in the NFL. Moving from the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) to the Minnesota Vikings looked promising as he made it to the playoffs multiple times. However, injuries to key players like Justin Jefferson, as well as Cousins ​​himself, prevented a deep playoff run in his final two seasons with Minnesota.

Last season, Cousins ​​suffered an Achilles injury in Week 8 against Minnesota’s rivals, the Green Bay Packers.

This offseason, the Atlanta Falcons signed Cousins ​​to a four-year, $180 million contract in March. Atlanta also drafted Michael Penix Jr. 8th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, but Cousins ​​is still the projected starter.

During OTA practices, Cousins ​​progressed well with his new team in Atlanta, according to new Falcons coach Raheem Morris. Morris discussed Cousins’ health during OTA a few weeks ago.

“He’s doing everything we’re asking him to do right now,” Morris said. “We limit it to certain personnel that we call with movement and things of that nature. All the return stuff, he’s in the pocket, he’s able to handle transfers.

“You’ve seen him run just about anything you would run and we treat it that way. The rhythm up front is a little different in the offseason and the people affecting the quarterback and the way they get around the quarterback, we know it’s not the same as in a game. But we’re really excited about his progression. We’re really excited about where he’s at in his mental ability to hold the offense and what he’s able to do and bring it all out for our guys.

Atlanta has a great group of young star offensive players like Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Darnell Mooney and a two-headed backfield of Bijian Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. All that was missing was a quarterback who could get them to the playoffs. With the NFC South arguably being the worst division in the NFL, the Falcons should have no problem winning the division.

Hopefully for their sake, if everyone can stay healthy, then maybe this will be the year the Falcons can win their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

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