Two NFL Teams Make 'Most Sense' For Kirk Cousins

As the Falcons wait to find a deal to unload Kirk Cousins, one NFL insider believes two teams would make the most sense.

Cousins was benched by Atlanta last year after a really rough second-half stretch where he threw just one touchdown to nine interceptions and the team went 1-4.

It was Cousins' first season coming back from an Achilles tear at age 36, so there was definitely some rust to knock off. But it was still a bit concerning considering the young talent he had around him.

Cousins' days are obviously numbered in ATL. But there are a pair of franchises in the AFC North that ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio sees being a real possibility to land the four-time Pro Bowler.

"In four weeks, we'll all know whether one or more teams will still be looking for a starting quarterback. At this point, however, the universe seems to be fairly small. It consists of two possibilities: the Steelers and the Browns," he wrote.

"The Browns make more sense than the Steelers, for a couple of reasons," Florio explained. "First, coach Kevin Stefanski spent two years with Cousins in Minnesota. And Stefanski parlayed a final-eight season from Cousins into the job Stefanski now has. Second, Cousins has a low salary for a veteran starter — and the Browns could instantly restructure his $27.5 million, creating nearly $21 million in cap space."