Terry Fontenot says Adam Schefter’s report about Kirk Cousins is false
Adam Schefter recently reported that the Falcons are asking teams interested in trading for Kirk Cousins to take on $20 million of his guarantees. “Publicly, the Falcons have said they’re not interested in trading quarterback Kirk Cousins. Privately, they have had discussions with teams — and have asked for a lot in return, per sources. Atlanta has […] The post Terry Fontenot says Adam Schefter’s report about Kirk Cousins is false appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
Adam Schefter recently reported that the Falcons are asking teams interested in trading for Kirk Cousins to take on $20 million of his guarantees.
“Publicly, the Falcons have said they’re not interested in trading quarterback Kirk Cousins. Privately, they have had discussions with teams — and have asked for a lot in return, per sources.
Atlanta has asked for any acquiring team to pay $20 million of the $45 million worth of guarantees left on Cousins’ contract. To date, no has been willing to do that, and no team is expected to be willing to. But what happens this weekend — and which franchises come out of the draft with or without rookie quarterbacks — could influence how much guaranteed money a team might be willing to absorb on Cousins’ contract,” Schefter wrote.
Schefter did add that there would be a give and a take, that if an acquiring club would take on more money, the draft compensation would be less, and vice versa.
“How much any team would be willing to pay also would influence the compensation it gives up,” Schefter wrote. “The higher the payment, the lower the draft compensation; the lower the payment, the higher the draft compensation.”
During his pre-draft press conference, Falcons general manager said that the Schefter report is false.
"We wouldn't share specific numbers on it." Fontenot said about the $20 million @AdamSchefter report. "That's not accurate."
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 23, 2025
At this point, I’m not sure if the Falcons will be able to trade Kirk Cousins, and I don’t think anyone knows for sure. This week will give us a much clearer picture of potential trade partners.
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