The Saints received some shocking news on May 10, with Carr announcing his retirement after 11 seasons in the NFL. He had been dealing with a shoulder injury, and it drove him to retirement.
The Falcons have been looking for that suitor for months and it could potentially be time to pull the trigger on a trade here. The Saints currently have Spencer Rattler, Tyler Shough and Jake Haener on the roster and could look to bring in the veteran Cousins if the contract can be worked out.
Cousins is coming off his worst statistical season, he ended up being benched for Michael Penix Jr. Now Cousins sits with a $180 million contract as a backup that the Falcons are stuck paying for unless they find the right partner to take it on.
The Falcons want a team to pay at least $20 million of his guaranteed money, but no team wants to go over $10 million. The Saints could make an exception if needed to because their quarterback situation changed drastically in one day.
The Saints have been a slight suitor for a while now but never really in the top teams for Cousins until the post draft when Carr decided to retire and they now have some young talent with no true veteran. Cousins would be a perfect fit in New Orleans, and this could be a deal that goes down very soon.
The Falcons might have finally found their potential trade partner after long months of uncertainty.
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