Atlanta will receive plenty of attention this summer as both Kirk Cousins and first-round rookie Michael Penix Jr. take part in their first training camp with the team. The latter is slated for backup duties in 2024, but the former faces questions about his rehab from the Achilles tear which ended his Vikings tenure. 
Cousins was enjoying a productive campaign until the injury, one which did not hinder his earning power in free agency. The 35-year-old secured $100MM guaranteed from the Falcons to serve as the team’s starter for at least the short-term future. Cousins was initially taken aback by the Penix selection (eighth overall), although he has since turned his attention back to his ongoing recovery.
Head coach Raheem Morris recently indicated the four-time Pro Bowler’s Achilles is not yet fully healed at this point. Cousins is nevertheless taking part in Atlanta’s offseason workouts as he continues to make progress. His latest comments on the matter represent a further sign he will be back to 100% in time for the start of the regular season.
“I’m good to go,” Cousins said during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show (video link). “I’ve told people for a while that if the Super Bowl were today, I’m playing. And that goes back probably – I think when I first got here, I was working out and we got maybe a week or two into my rehab and I did some drills where I said, ‘Hey, if the Super Bowl were today, I’m playing.’ And they seemed to agree.”
Cousins still has plenty of time to continue rehabbing, and the team will no doubt take a cautious approach during the summer if he suffers any setback. It seems unlikely that will be the case, though, so the most compelling storyline for the offseason (and likely beyond) will presumably be Penx’s development along the sidelines and how Cousins performs knowing his projected successor is in the organization.
Ready to see Kirk sling it NO DIDDY
An article about Cousins and his Achilles and Penix is mentioned 3 to 4 times…sheesh come on Adam La Rose focus!
There’s a lot of people wondering about how many games Captain Kirk will be able to play in 2024 on that bad achilles.
Kirk won’t have Jefferson and he could re-injury that achilles. I’m skeptical of a possessive trajectory for him in Atlanta but at least he got himself one last big payday.
Stop with the silly “Super Bowl” talk Kirk. If you couldn’t get there with a WR of Jefferson’s ability what real hope do you have in Atlanta?
I don’t agree with you much lol….but yeah Superbowl talk with a retread head coach and a 35 year old QB off a major injury is ridiculous. Plus the fact Kirk won one playoff game in Minnesota with great weapons every season doesn’t bode well either
“I don’t agree with you much”
I think that makes you part of a pretty big club…lol. I’ve never cared about upvotes. A good day for me would be getting 3 (and I suspect those come from forum members who just returned for the local watering hole inebriated).