ATLANTA Falcons veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins has matched the enduring Tom Brady in a powerful class.

The 36-year-old Cousins’ accomplishment even occurred faster than the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion Brady.

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Over the weekend, the Falcons introduced that they’d preserve Cousins past the fifth day of the brand new league yr.

The choice led to the four-time Professional Bowler receiving a $10 million assured roster bonus.

Cousins has now earned $100 million in assured cash from the Falcons.

The most recent roster bonus means Cousins has made not less than $331.6 million in his 14 NFL seasons – which nearly matches the $332 million the New England Patriots icon obtained over 23 years, per Spotrac.

Final offseason, Cousins penned a four-year, $180 million contract with the Falcons.

The crew gave Cousins a $50 million signing bonus and $12.5 million wage as a part of the deal.

Cousins can have a $27.5 million wage and a $40 million cap hit this season.

Nonetheless, the Falcons may not be on the hook for his newest roster bonus for 2026.

The deal comes with offset language, in keeping with NFL Community, which implies that if Cousins is on one other crew in 2026, that crew can pay both half or all the bonus.

Cousins is anticipated to be a really costly backup to Michael Penix Jr. this season after being benched in Week 16 with a league-high in interceptions (15) final marketing campaign.

Just lately, Cousins reportedly met with Falcons proprietor Arthur Clean in hopes of touchdown on a crew the place he can begin.

However, per the Athletic, the Falcons have had no intentions of transferring on from Cousins.

Reducing Cousins shall be expensive and it is unlikely no crew will make a commerce for the veteran and relieve a few of their cap duty.

Cousins got here off an Achilles tear earlier than signing his contract with the Falcons final March.

A month later, the Falcons shocked the world by drafting the Washington product Penix within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft.

After the Falcons went 7-7 beneath Cousins, head coach Raheem Morris elected to call Penix the starter for the rest of the season.

They misplaced two of the ultimate three video games and missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

The Falcons dedicated $62.5 million in assured cash to Cousins final season and can proceed to really feel the destructive results of one of many worst free-agent signings in NFL historical past.