Kirk Cousins, introduced as the Atlanta Falcons' new quarterback in March 2024, praised the team's support staff, unknowingly revealing a rule violation. Free agents can only engage with team officials on the first day of the league year. His comments, made during his introductory press conference, highlighted his family ties to Atlanta, but the earlier communication violated NFL regulations. Cousins' comments raised eyebrows and put the Falcons in a challenging situation regarding compliance with league rules.
"When you get here and you look around and you think, boy, there's great people here. It's not just the football team. I mean, I'm looking at the support staff, meeting, calling yesterday, calling our head athletic trainer and talking to our head of PR, I'm thinking we've got good people here."
"Cousins was not supposed to be in contact with anyone from the Falcons the day prior, and the communication was a violation of NFL rules."
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