Cousins said Tuesday that the right shoulder injury he sustained in Week 10 impacted the quality of his play down the stretch, and contributed to his benching in favor of rookie Michael Penix in Week 16, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.
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Riley Patterson: Kicks for three teams in 2024
Jan 29th
Patterson went 4-for-7 on field-goal attempts and made all 16 of his extra-point tries across five regular-season games in 2024.
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Younghoe Koo: Struggles in 2024
Jan 29th
Koo (hip) finished the 2024 regular season connecting on 25 of 34 field-goal attempts and all 26 of his extra-point tries across 14 games.
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Charlie Woerner: Sees snap count steadily increase
Jan 29th
Woerner caught seven passes (on 12 targets) for 46 yards across 16 regular-season games in 2024.
RB
Avery Williams: Limited to return duties in 2024
Jan 29th
Williams did not record a carry or target across 17 regular-season games in 2024, but he did finish with 408 kick return yards and 185 punt return yards.
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Nikola Kalinic: Gets opportunity in Atlanta
Jan 29th
The Falcons signed Kalinic to a reserve/future contract Tuesday, Matt Urben of USA Today reports.
Bates recorded 102 tackles, including 1.0 sacks, along with 10 pass defenses (including four interceptions, one of which was a pick-six), four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery over 17 regular-season games.
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Kaden Elliss: Posts career-high 151 stops in 2024
Jan 18th
Elliss ended the regular season with 151 tackles, including 5.0 sacks, along with three pass defenses (including an interception), one forced fumble and one recovered fumble over 17 games.
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Kirk Cousins: Tabbed for backup role in 2025
Jan 9th
Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said Thursday that Cousins will head into the 2025 season as the No. 2 quarterback behind Michael Penix, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports. "Kirk is a great man and he's been great support for Mike, a great teammate, great support for everybody in the building, so we're very confident moving forward with him as the backup," Fontenot said.