Bill Belichick was as surprised as everybody else that the Falcons took Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall on Thursday in the 2024 NFL Draft. The combination of how high the former Indiana and Washington quarterback went in the draft, coupled with the fact that the Falcons just signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million … Read more
Kirk Cousins’ wife said everyone in their family is thrilled to move to Atlanta — except for a certain someone. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Julie Cousins explained that she and the couple’s young sons, Cooper and Turner, were ready to move down south after the quarterback agreed to a four-year, $180 million contract with … Read more
Terry Bradshaw was not in the Christmas spirit when it comes to how Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has been yo-yo’ing Desmond Ridder. Smith benched Ridder for Taylor Heinicke in late October, re-installed Ridder as starting quarterback in mid-November, and then proceeded to bench him for Heinicke again. Before the Falcons played the Colts on … Read more
Former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan opened a new chapter of his career Sunday with a painful reminder of his past. When commentating on the Vikings’ season opener against the Buccaneers in Minnesota, Ryan — who joined CBS earlier this year — was ribbed by play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon over Atlanta’s infamous Super Bowl collapse in … Read more
Netflix’s next sports docu-series is looming — this one from the perspective of three NFL quarterbacks. NFL Films and Netflix announced Wednesday they joined forces on “Quarterback,” a behind-the-scenes look of the lives of signal-callers Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Produced by NFL Films, Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions, the QBs make for … Read more