# @usatodaysports on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-04-03T17:40:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) — https://gondola.cc/usatodaysports

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Conventional wisdom, it was suggested to Arthur Blank, would be to clear the deck for Michael Penix, Jr. and not have the presence of former starter Kirk Cousins as part of the atmosphere in the Atlanta Falcons quarterback room, USA TODAY Sports columnist Jarrett Bell writes. 

Best for Penix to have a clean slate?

“Well, I think Michael does have a clean slate. He’s the starting quarterback,” the Falcons owner replied. “And everybody in the room understands that.”

Blank clearly gets the predicament. Cousins, demoted in December, didn’t come to the Falcons last year on a four-year, $180 million contract – with $100 million guaranteed -- to ride the bench. 

Blank heard such a sentiment directly from Cousins during an hour-long conversation recently, when the owner said he took five pages of notes.

More on Blanks' comments on his team's quarterback situation at the link in our bio. 

#AtlantaFalcons #NFL #ArthurBlank #NFLowner

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