Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the team and quarterback Kirk Cousins are in a "good place" amid his uncertain future with the franchise after he was benched for then-rookie Michael Penix Jr. last December. Blank spoke with NFL Network's Steve Wyche on the matter in Palm Beach, Florida, home of this week's NFL owners' meetings.

The Athletic's Diana Russini has reported the NFL trade rumors between the Browns and Kirk Cousins are still swirling at the NFL owners meeting

And there's been no movement in his position since Falcons coach Raheem Morris spoke with reporters at the end of the season, at the NFL combine and again at the annual league meetings: Publicly, Atlanta is comfortable -- if not growing more appealed -- to the idea of Cousins serving as Michael Penix Jr.'s backup quarterback.

Kirk Cousins has told the Atlanta Falcons he wants to be a starter and coach Raheem Morris didn’t rule out a trade while reiterating the team intends to keep him as the backup to Michael Penix Jr. “We still feel very strongly about Kirk being our backup quarterback,

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris isn't shutting the door on a Kirk Cousins trade, but he also believes the veteran quarterback would be willing to remain with the team in a backup role. Speaking to reporters from the NFL league meetings on Tuesday,

The Steelers are a once-proud franchise now scraping the bottom of the barrel with Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins.