A former NFL player shares his honest opinion about the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback situation between Michael Penix and Kirk ...

While Cousins appeared on the team's Week 11 injury report, he was limited for only one practice session due to a "shoulder/elbow" injury before returning. Something was clearly off with him, though.

Unfortunately, it came back to bite the team because Cousins felt, rightfully, that he didn’t owe the team anything. He did what was best for him when it came to his injury.

ATLANTA — Kirk Cousins said on the Netflix docuseries "Quarterback" that he played through an injury to his throwing arm last season in part to keep from losing his starting ...

Unfortunately, it came back to bite the team because Cousins felt, rightfully, that he didn’t owe the team anything. He did what was best for him when it came to his injury.