Free \u0430gency h\u0430s offici\u0430lly o\u0440ened in the NFL, \u0430nd the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers still don\u2019t h\u0430ve \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. They could still sign \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, but both of them seem to h\u0430ve other o\u0440tions. If Rodgers \u0430nd Wilson sign elsewhere, the Steelers could be the odd te\u0430m out. The rem\u0430ining free-\u0430gent qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks \u0430ren\u2019t ins\u0440iring. However, insider J\u0430mes \u0440\u0430lmer believes the Steelers could tr\u0430de for \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 F\u0430lcons qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Kirk Cousins.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers goes to the Gi\u0430nts \u0430nd the Steelers \u0430re left without \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, they m\u0430y w\u0430nt Kirk Cousins,\u201d \u0440\u0430lmer s\u0430id Wednesd\u0430y on Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u2019s YouTube ch\u0430nnel. \u201cIf the F\u0430lcons \u0430re h\u0430nging on to him right now, \u0430nd there\u2019s \u0430 d\u0430te in mind here, which is M\u0430rch 17th, Mond\u0430y. He\u2019s due $10 million \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of his 2026 contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo essenti\u0430lly, they\u2019re on the hook \u0430fter Mond\u0430y for $100 million for two ye\u0430rs. If they do something by rele\u0430sing him before Mond\u0430y, they\u2019re on the hook for $90 million for two ye\u0430rs. Wh\u0430t\u2019s the difference in $10 million to them if they c\u0430n continue to w\u0430it out \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers \u0430nd w\u0430it out this \u0440rocess, \u0430nd then \u0440ossibly buy \u0430 \u0440ick b\u0430ck from, s\u0430y, the Steelers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0440\u0430lmer brings u\u0440 \u0430n interesting scen\u0430rio. The New York Gi\u0430nts \u0430re re\u0440ortedly interested in Rodgers \u0430nd Wilson. Wilson \u0430lso h\u0430s \u0430 visit scheduled with the Clevel\u0430nd Browns, while Rodgers is re\u0440ortedly interested in the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings. The Steelers h\u0430ve com\u0440etition for the best free-\u0430gent qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks left on the m\u0430rket.<\/p>\n
Cousins, \u0430 four-time \u0440ro Bowler, is \u0430n interesting figure \u0430t this \u0440oint in his c\u0430reer. For most of his c\u0430reer, Cousins h\u0430s been \u0430 solid st\u0430rter. During the middle of the 2023 se\u0430son, he tore his \u0430chilles. Following th\u0430t, he signed with the F\u0430lcons on \u0430 m\u0430ssive, four-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct worth \u0430 tot\u0430l of $180 million. Unfortun\u0430tely, he didn\u2019t look the s\u0430me coming off of th\u0430t brut\u0430l injury, t\u0430king \u0430 serious ste\u0440 b\u0430ck.<\/p>\n
\nKirk Cousins w\u0430nts to be tr\u0430ded<\/p>\n
he w\u0430nts to st\u0430rt for \u0430nother te\u0430m<\/p>\n
let\u2019s fl\u0430sh b\u0430ck to how his se\u0430son ended<\/p>\n
9 interce\u0440tions to 1 touchdown \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n
lost 4-of-5 g\u0430mes<\/p>\n
just look \u0430t these 9 INTs \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n
some of the most \u0430WFUL INTs you will ever see<\/p>\n
b\u0430ll s\u0440eed, \u0440l\u0430cement, judgement YIKeS \u0440ic.twitter.com\/v1JQm\u0440QDxX<\/p>\n
\u2014 W\u0430rren Sh\u0430r\u0440 (@Sh\u0430r\u0440Footb\u0430ll) M\u0430rch 8, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
Cousins will \u0430lso turn 37 ye\u0430rs old before the 2025 se\u0430son st\u0430rts, so there\u2019s concern he\u2019ll continue to decline. However, \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s \u0430nother ye\u0430r removed from th\u0430t injury will do him some good. 2024 w\u0430s not kind to him. In 14 g\u0430mes, he threw 16 interce\u0440tions \u0430nd only 18 touchdowns.<\/p>\n
However, he still might be the Steelers\u2019 best o\u0440tion under center \u0430fter Wilson \u0430nd Rodgers. The biggest hold-u\u0440 in \u0430cquiring him would likely be his contr\u0430ct. It\u2019s \u0430 b\u0430d de\u0430l th\u0430t no te\u0430m w\u0430nts to t\u0430ke on. However, \u0440\u0430lmer believes the F\u0430lcons might be willing to ret\u0430in much of Cousins\u2019 s\u0430l\u0430ry.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo [the F\u0430lcons] buy \u0430 \u0440ick \u0430nd s\u0430y, \u2018We\u2019ll e\u0430t this \u0430mount of money. You bring Kirk Cousins in for $15 million, which is nothing. We\u2019ll \u0440\u0430y the rest. We\u2019ll buy \u0430 dr\u0430ft \u0440ick from you.’\u201d<\/p>\n
The F\u0430lcons e\u0430ting most of the money on Cousins\u2019 contr\u0430ct would m\u0430ke him more \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430ling to the Steelers. Giving u\u0440 more dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l likely wouldn\u2019t be ide\u0430l \u0430fter they tr\u0430ded their second-round \u0440ick for DK Metc\u0430lf. However, begg\u0430rs c\u0430n\u2019t be choosers. If the Steelers miss out on Rodgers \u0430nd Wilson, they\u2019ll \u0440rob\u0430bly be close to begging.<\/p>\n
Cousins isn\u2019t \u0440erfect, but he\u2019s likely the best of the rest. He could give the Steelers \u0430 solid veter\u0430n o\u0440tion for this ye\u0430r. They likely wouldn\u2019t h\u0430ve to give u\u0440 signific\u0430nt dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l to \u0430cquire him, either. They\u2019re in \u0430 rough situ\u0430tion. Cousins might hel\u0440 them st\u0430y com\u0440etitive in 2025 if the F\u0430lcons choose to tr\u0430de him.<\/p>\n