Longhorns Daily News: Former Texas RB Bijan Robinson: ‘I was happy’ Atlanta Falcons signed QB Kirk Cousins

Former Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson probably felt like his NFL team, the Atlanta Falcons, was missing a piece of their offense last season, even though Robinson impressed them with his rookie performance. But that changes in 2024, with the Falcons signing former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Apparently, Robinson is excited about his new colleague at center.

“I was happy, man,” Robinson said, according to Inside Texas. “I was happy just because I feel like he’s a top 10 quarterback, but I think because of his faith, how good he is to others and to his teammates, is why I was excited. I knew he could come here and bond with all of us right away because the cool thing is Terry (Fontenot) Raheem (Morris), Arthur Blank, Arthur Smith, what they all did , is that they had some really talented guys but they got really good. guys at the same time.

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