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Falcons QB Kirk Cousins has looked solid in his six starts this season, leading the team to three wins in that time. Atlanta HC Raheem Morris is leaving every option on the table in 2026, including keeping Cousins despite his scheduled $57.5 million cap hit.
“Everything is on the table,” Morris said, via Josh Kendall of The Athletic. “We will see where that goes, but that is definitely up for discussion once we get to the end of the season.”
“We planned on the amount of years we put in his contract and hopefully potentially more. We will all sit down at the end of the season and have those discussions and talk about those things.”
Morris reflected on the decision to bench Cousins last year and felt he didn’t have much of a choice. However, he’s not surprised that the veteran has found success and expressed pride in how Cousins has turned it around.
“I never thought he wasn’t a valuable starting quarterback. He just didn’t play that way at the end of last year when we needed it most, and that’s what forced me to make the switch.”
“I’m not shocked by Kirk going in and doing a very nice job. That’s what he was brought here to do. That’s what he was brought here to play like. He got his confidence back, got a lot of stuff back. He feels a lot better, playing a lot better, playing a lot faster, second year in the system for him. He looks good. I’m extremely proud of him.”
Panthers S Lathan Ransom picked off Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield to seal their biggest win of the season, a week after committing a back-breaking penalty that led to a tough loss against the Saints. Ransom spoke on putting a lowlight of his career behind him and turning around to make a season-changing play.
“I understand the game’s not won or lost on one play. But people behind that phone going to have their own opinions,” Ransom said, via Joseph Person of The Athletic. “I just heard all the noise, listened to it and used that as fuel for this game. … I’ve played a lot of ball. So it didn’t take me long to get over it at all.”
Carolina CB Mike Jackson credited Ransom for tuning out all of the noise that came with his penalty and responding like a “grown man.”
“He responded like a grown man should,” Jackson said. “Everybody was talking trash to him, maybe he shouldn’t be in the game, this, that. And he responded like he should. I’m proud of him. At the end of the day, it’s grown-man football and he showed that.”
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