Kirk Cousins

Albert Breer believes the Falcons are “tough on the idea that they should take on much of [Kirk] Cousins’s salary to facilitate a trade.”

They don’t want to pay down “too much of it” to “buy” a draft pick, Breer concludes. It seemed to make sense that the Falcons would end up sending Cousins to the Browns, but the Browns bringing in Joe Flacco on Friday has complicated matters. Breer reports the Browns view the two quarterbacks “similarly” despite Cousins’ salary and says a move to Cleveland is “a lot less likely” now. He also speculates that the Steelers could be a Cousins destination if Aaron Rodgers chooses not to sign there. The bottom line is: The obvious Cousins destination feels closed and the quarterback has a no-trade clause — this could linger throughout training camp.