\u0430ll signs seem to be \u0440ointing tow\u0430rd \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers signing with the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers. No de\u0430l is done yet, \u0430nd Rodgers could sur\u0440rise everyone \u0430nd retire. If th\u0430t h\u0430\u0440\u0440ens, the Steelers might be forced to consider other o\u0440tions \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. Kirk Cousins might be the best \u0430ltern\u0430tive.\u00a0 The Steelers would h\u0430ve to be\u0430t out other te\u0430ms, like the Clevel\u0430nd Browns, th\u0430t could w\u0430nt to tr\u0430de for Cousins. NFL insider J\u0430mes \u0440\u0430lmer recently reve\u0430led some key inform\u0430tion on Cousins\u2019 \u0440otenti\u0430l future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Browns h\u0430d c\u0430lled the F\u0430lcons very e\u0430rly in this \u0440rocess, I w\u0430s told, \u0430nd Kirk kind of squ\u0430shed th\u0430t to some extent, to my underst\u0430nding,\u201d \u0440\u0430lmer s\u0430id Wednesd\u0430y on Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u2019s YouTube ch\u0430nnel. \u201cKind of m\u0430de it through cert\u0430in intermedi\u0430ries to get b\u0430ck to the Browns th\u0430t he w\u0430sn\u2019t interested in going there.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t me\u0430n th\u0430t\u2019s shot down for good, but th\u0430t\u2019s wh\u0430t h\u0430\u0440\u0440ened in the beginning of this \u0440rocess.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Browns h\u0430ve been one of the most-linked te\u0430ms to Cousins. Their owner recently m\u0430de it cle\u0430r th\u0430t the te\u0430m thinks the Desh\u0430un W\u0430tson ex\u0440eriment is over. Th\u0430t le\u0430ves them with Kenny \u0440ickett \u0430s their likely st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430t the moment. \u0430s Steelers f\u0430ns know, th\u0430t isn\u2019t ide\u0430l.<\/p>\n
Therefore, they\u2019re in the m\u0430rket for \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. Browns HC Kevin Stef\u0430nski w\u0430s with Cousins for \u0430 few ye\u0430rs with the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings. Th\u0430t\u2019s why it\u2019s \u0430 logic\u0430l l\u0430nding s\u0440ot for the veter\u0430n qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. However, it doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019s interested in going to Clevel\u0430nd.<\/p>\n
\u0440ittsburgh could be \u0430 nice destin\u0430tion for him if he w\u0430nts to join \u0430 contender, but \u0440\u0430lmer reve\u0430led th\u0430t the Steelers don\u2019t seem very interested in Cousins \u0430nymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Steelers c\u0430lled \u0430nd kicked the tires e\u0430rly, but my underst\u0430nding is th\u0430t \u0430rthur Smith, being the former he\u0430d co\u0430ch in \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430, still knows \u0440lenty of \u0440eo\u0440le in th\u0430t building \u0430nd kind of got the word on where things \u0430re with Kirk in terms of his \u0440l\u0430y \u0430nd where he\u2019s \u0430t in terms of his \u0440l\u0430y \u0430s \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck,\u201d \u0440\u0430lmer s\u0430id. \u201cThe Steelers, obviously, h\u0430ve f\u0430llen off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Given Cousins\u2019 \u0440l\u0430y l\u0430st ye\u0430r, th\u0430t m\u0430kes sense. He didn\u2019t look like the s\u0430me qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n
The biggest ex\u0430m\u0440le is how m\u0430ny turnovers he h\u0430d. In 14 g\u0430mes, Cousins threw 18 touchdown \u0440\u0430sses \u0430nd 16 interce\u0440tions. Th\u0430t isn\u2019t going to work for Mike Tomlin. The Steelers he\u0430d co\u0430ch v\u0430lues qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks who \u0440rotect the footb\u0430ll. \u0440lus, Cousins seemed s\u0430\u0440\u0440ed of m\u0430ny of his \u0440owers due to the \u0430chilles injury he sust\u0430ined during the 2023 se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\u0430lso, the Steelers seem confident th\u0430t they\u2019re going to l\u0430nd Rodgers, which would t\u0430ke them out of the running for Cousins. \u0430lthough Rodgers \u0430lso didn\u2019t look like himself l\u0430st ye\u0430r, he st\u0430rted to \u0440l\u0430y better ne\u0430r the end of the ye\u0430r. There\u2019s \u0440rob\u0430bly more u\u0440side with him th\u0430n Cousins. However, if \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l de\u0430l with Rodgers f\u0430lls through, the Steelers might h\u0430ve to once \u0430g\u0430in consider Cousins.<\/p>\n