The NFL Draft's biggest head-scratcher was the Atlanta Falcons’ selection of Michael Penix Jr.—and no one was more shocked than starting quarterback Kirk Cousins.
The biggest surprise pick in Thursday's NFL draft was when the Atlanta Falcons picked quarterback Michael Penix Jr. after signing veteran Kirk Cousins to a four-year $180 million contract. The first-round No. 8 draft pick sent social media into a tailspin and came as a shock to Cousins. "It was a big surprise. We had no idea this was coming," Cousins’ agent, Mike McCartney, said in a text to the NFL Network. "The truth is the whole league had no idea this was coming. We got no heads up. Kirk...
Atlanta selected the Washington QB with No 8 pick in the draftCousins signed $180m contract with Falcons this offseasonThe Atlanta Falcons provided the shock of the first round of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No 8 overall pick on Thursday night.The Falcons extended their recent trend of selecting offensive skill players in the first round by drafting Penix one month after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180m contract with $100m guaranteed. Using a draft...
The Atlanta Falcons picking Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall Thursday stunned the NFL world -- including new teammate Kirk Cousins.
The reports are in and they are not good.
The Atlanta Falcons pulled off the biggest stunner of the first round of the NFL Draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth pick. Last month, they signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal, leaving just about everyone to think that Penix wasn't even an option there. But, the Falcons apparently like the 24-year-old southpaw, as Cousins, 35, is coming off an Achilles injury. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Surely, your franchise...
The Atlanta Falcons shook things up. The Falcons, who signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal earlier this offseason, selected Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in the draft's first stunner Thursday night. Cousins is 35 years old and coming off an Achilles tear, so maybe this is a security blanket. But Cousins did sign for $180 million with $100 million guaranteed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM It's a stunner considering just about every expert had Penix as the fifth...
The Atlanta Falcons shocked the NFL world and even had their franchise quarterback scratching his head. On Thursday night, the Falcons shockingly drafted Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth pick in the NFL draft. Fans were not sure what the Falcons were thinking with the pick, considering the team had just signed Kirk […]
Kirk Cousins was not happy with the Atlanta Falcons’ decision to select Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL Draft. At the very least, he was just as surprised as literally everybody else. Nobody expected Penix to go that high, let alone to an organization that just signed a quarterback […]
Stephen A Smith weighed in on the Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick on Friday morning and had a blunt message for Kirk Cousins and his camp. Cousins was reportedly peeved by the team’s decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. on Thursday night, as the team did not let him know they were drafting another quarterback …
Kirk Cousins might not be the happiest man right now after what the Atlanta Falcons did during the NFL Draft. Cousins was signed for a lot of money by the Atlanta Falcons this offseason and could have gotten some help from the team with the No. 8 overall pick of the NFL Draft. The Atlanta …
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