Kirk Cousins’ time in Atlanta will indeed come to an end in a few weeks.
Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham told reporters at his NFL Scouting Combine press conference on Tuesday that the team plans to release the veteran quarterback on March 11.
“I spoke to Kirk and his agent, Mike McCartney, and let them know that we will release him on the first day of the league year,” Cunningham said. “We just felt it was out of respect for Kirk and Mike, his agent, and what he’s done in his career, just that we owed it to him to allow him some clarity going into free agency.”
Cousins’ impending release from the Falcons comes as no surprise. The two sides recently reworked the four-year, $180 million contract he signed through 2024, and that change was the first domino to fall as Atlanta looks for salary cap flexibility this offseason.