lisbon365  Quarterback Kirk Coussons, 35, plans to retire with the Atlanta Falcons after signing a four-year, $180 million contract. lisbon365 

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​says he is excited to have the opportunity to work with new head coach Raheem Morris of the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta is ready to expect retirement from the Falcons in the future, according to a report from NFL Network. 

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Cousins ​​ended his six-year stint with the Minnesota Vikings after the 35-year-old agreed to a four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons that includes $100 million guaranteed. million through 2026, including a $50 million signing bonus.

‘I think in Minnesota It’s been a trend over the last few off-seasons to be a year-to-year deal,’ Cousins ​​explained of his decision to move to Atlanta rather than re-sign with the Vikings. 

‘As we talked with Atlanta, it felt like this is a place where if I play at the level I’m expected to play. Being able to retire as a Falcons, that’s what really excites me and that’s definitely the goal. You have to get permission to do that. But that’s really exciting to feel like I’ve got that opportunity here.’

Cousins ​​is also familiar with new Falcons head coach Raheem Morris, having worked as defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins in 2012. -2014 and Cousins ​​played there from 2012-2017 before he moved to Minnesota, while Morris worked with the Falcons and LA Rams before returning. Atlanta again

‘Raheem and I were at Washington for two years and were very impressed with him as our defensive backs coach,’ Cousins ​​said of Morris. ‘He would walk down the hall to meetings. Quarterback doing off-season activities when I was a rookie and not knowing what was normal.’

‘But that wasn’t normal for me before and it still isn’t normal after. But for the defensive backs coach to walk down the hall. Now, looking back in that room: Kyle Shenahan, Matt LaFleur, Mike McDaniel, Sean McVay, he had good reason to walk down the room. hall But I would put him in that category.’

‘When I look back He was one of the original people in that room with those other names. The fact that I was in that room too The opportunity to come back with people from that room really excites me.’