He just couldn’t play it physically any more in the eyes of the Falcons. That bled into some issues in the way he played the position mentally as well.“It led into a position where they believed he was unplayable.

Amid a playoff push, one to end a six-season drought, the Falcons’ focus is on the Commanders as Michael Penix Jr. and Jayden Daniels square off in the NFL’s first-ever primetime matchup between two rookie first-round picks.

Kirk Cousins is mulling retirement after the Falcons benched him and plans on cutting him from the roster this offseason.