Fontenot had stated that he does not have a number in mind of how much he would want teams to pay for the guaranteed salary. The full no trade clause is also haunting the Falcons as Cousins could reject any trade to a team that would not start him.

Last year, the Falcons committed $100 million to quarterback Kirk Cousins, roughly six weeks before making quarterback Michael Penix Jr. a top-10 pick.

People who fail to learn from yesterday's mistakes will repeat them. This is why I cannot get behind the idea of Kirk Cousins being traded back to his former te