The Kork Blowback.....

[StickierBuns]

"Conventional wisdom suggests that the Falcons are going to release Cousins with a post-June 1 designation before his injury guaranteed $10 million fifth day of the 2026 league year roster bonus becomes fully guaranteed this upcoming March 16 on the fifth day of the 2025 league year. Cousins' contract contains a no-trade clause that he may not be willing to waive because the Falcons weren't forthcoming about potentially selecting a quarterback in the first round. His recent play has likely diminished his trade value anyway.

The Falcons will be on the hook for the $27.5 million Cousins is making in 2025 if he is released because this money is already fully guaranteed. There will be $65 million of dead money, a salary cap charge for a player no longer on a team's roster, consisting of the $37.5 million in signing bonus proration from Cousins' 2025 through 2027 contract years and his fully guaranteed $27.5 million 2025 base salary. The $65 million would be taken over two years with use of a post-June 1 designation where the Falcons would have a $40 million cap charge relating to Cousins in 2025 and a $25 million cap hit in 2026.  The Falcons will have paid Cousins $90 million for just one season by releasing him in March."

[purplefaithful]

[AGRforever]

If KAM had one thing right, this was it.

[StickierBuns]

If KAM had one thing right, this was it.

I think it became right, but they wanted to sign him to a contract that made sense for the team and what they had in drafting a rookie QB in JJM. Kork wasn't down with that, and that's fine. But its like a fine wine, just keeps getting better with age.

[comet52]

Can I call him Korky?

[Kentis]

Shouldn’t it be Korko, asking for a friend…? 

[StickierBuns]

Shouldn’t it be Korko, asking for a friend…? 

Korko Chainz it is!

The angle that isn't getting talked about is what if Korko doesn't want to play somewhere else? He's not just going anywhere, I'll 100% guarantee that. His quote about taking a month off of football after the season is very telling: I think its to decide if he wants to retire or not. Why would he go somewhere that's set up to fail? Like the Jets, I keep reading.....he's not going to New York. Any NYC team. I think if the Atlanta opportunity didn't present itself the way it did with his wife's family being from there, he would have stayed in Minnesota. 

IMO, if he's cut by the Falcons at some point early next year, its 50/50 he just retires.

[rf54]

I don't think he can retire and get his Millions from the Falcons. He can just not sign anywhere and get paid. Part of why he went to ATL was that is close to his wife's family so he could happily sit home and watch his bank account grow while he plays with the kids.