Browns roster added a QB but needs a starter, Kirk Cousins rumors don’t matter if the Falcons don’t release him

“Thus, Atlanta’s position here is that they’d rather pay $100 million for two years, and have quarterback insurance behind Michael Penix Jr., than just take the $90 million sunk cost for Cousins’s lost season of 2025, and sign someone else as a backup,” Breer continued. “So we have a standoff.”

With Deshaun Watson's status for 2025 in serious doubt due to a second torn Achilles (along with poor play when he's been on the field), the Browns need someone to take the reins