One of those offers is a potential third-round pick. The Falcons decided to keep Cousins past the March 17th deadline, which would force Atlanta to pay out a $10 million 2026 roster bonus.

The league awarded the Vikings the No. 97 overall pick (third round) as compensation for quarterback Kirk Cousins signing with the Atlanta Falcons last offseason.

In 2024, Cousins appeared in 14 games for the Falcons and completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. We’ll have more on Cousins as the news is ...

CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin pitched an insane four-team trade that would see the Atlanta Falcons bring back a third-round pick in exchange for Kirk Cousins. The Atlanta Falcons didn't trade ...