Nobody understood Atlanta's offseason last year, when they both signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal and drafted Penix in the first round. The Penix selection looks better in hindsight after Cousins was a disaster for the Falcons, but now the team appears to be stuck with a massively overpaid backup.

The Atlanta Falcons have been hoping to trade Kirk Cousins since they committed to Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback, and there are at least

The Atlanta Falcons made the most stunning move of last year’s NFL draft when they used the No. 8 choice on a quarterback, Michael Penix Jr., in the month after they had signed Cousins to a four-year,