Cousins' top suitor is Cleveland, the long-recognized mecca center for all misfit quarterbacks. The Deshaun Watson experiment has been nothing short of a disaster. He has two years remaining on his five-year deal worth $230 million.

Kirk Cousins is mulling retirement after the Falcons benched him and plans on cutting him from the roster this offseason.

Cousins, who is in the first season of a four-year, $180 million contract that included $90 million guaranteed at signing, was benched by the Falcons on Tuesday.

On the first play of his first NFL start, Michael Penix Jr. made a statement... on a medium-length incompletion intended for Ray Ray McCloud. It wasn't that Penix failed to connect with McCloud, even if the throw was a dart to the sideline that sliced through coverage

After being benched earlier this week, Kirk Cousins' stint with the Atlanta Falcons will barely last 12 months. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cousins and

NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan gave a blunt assessment of Kirk Cousins this season after Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons' first-round pick, took over as starter on Sunday.

Former Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins' time with the Atlanta Falcons already looks to be up in his first season of a four-year deal with Michael Penix Jr. taking over

The Michael Penix Jr. era has arrived in Atlanta. The Falcons rookie quarterback made his first start on Sunday, leading Atlanta to a dominant 34-7 win

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris benched struggling quarterback Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr., which went about as well as Morris could have hoped. Penix helped the Falcons earn a dominant 34-7 win over the New York Giants on Sunday,