Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ radar as a contingency plan if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t join the AFC franchise, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports.
The Steelers have been linked to Rodgers since the start of free agency, but the quarterback has yet to decide on his future. Pittsburgh hosted the 41-year-old on a free-agent visit earlier this offseason, and team owner Art Rooney II said during the NFL draft that he expected an answer from Rodgers soon.
Cousins has frequently come up in trade buzz since the Falcons suggested they’d make Michael Penix Jr. their starter. However, Atlanta would need another team to offset a portion of Cousins’ $37.5 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons, though the feeling around the league is that the Falcons haven’t been willing to budge, Fowler adds.