The Atlanta Falcons are currently at 3-3. They know Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins could define their season. But the big issue? starting QB Michael Penix Jr. remains sidelined with a bone bruise in his knee. So, in moments like this, an insider feels, the Falcons’ $27 million decision starts to make sense.

Recently, NFL insider Ian Rapoport spilled the details on his Instagram story : “Kirk Cousins, ‘Kirko Chainz’, expected to get out there for the Atlanta Falcons.” He explained further, “They thought, say Wednesday, Thursday, that he would really come around, be able to go, be as mobile as he needs to be. The knee did not come around as he thought. So I would say probably by Friday, they knew pretty clearly it was going to be Cousins and not Penix.”

According to Rapoport

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