Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot said in January that the team is comfortable with Kirk Cousins as their backup quarterback for the 2025 season and he said the same thing from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Fontenot said Tuesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis that Cousins is still the Falcons' backup amid talks of a potential trade or release when free agency opens March 12.

Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris sidestepped questions about Cousins' health on Tuesday.

Over his final five starts, Cousins threw only one touchdown and nine interceptions while the Falcons went just 1-4. He later said he suffered right elbow and right shoulder injur

Atlanta Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot tells The Morning Shift that the team doesn’t feel any differently about Kirk Cousins being the teams’ backup quarterback next season after his comments during Super Bowl week.

How could the Falcons not know that Kirk Cousins was injured? How on earth is that possible? At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot were asked about Cousins’ comments, with Atlanta’s head coach and general manager saying they were unaware the signal caller was dealing with an injury.

With NFL free agency looming, the questions surrounding the Cleveland Browns and their quarterback situation have been a situation worth monitoring. Whether it’s free agency or in the draft, the Browns will have a new signal caller in 2025.