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Kirk Cousins, the $180 million QB, got a Blank check, not a blank check

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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank sees Kirk Cousins as an investment in the franchise.

The $180 million quarterback didn't come to the Falcons last year on a four-year contract with $100 million guaranteed.

If Cousins stays, it's fair to wonder how synergy will flow behind the scenes.

Blank doesn't rule out the possibility of a trade a reunion between Cousins and Kevin Stefanski with the Cleveland Browns .

Blank: "If we played Tampa Bay every week last year , he’d be in the Hall of Fame now.” Blank also maintained that while he felt the Falcons made a wise investment in the quarterback, “from Kirk ’s standpoint, he made the wise financial investment in a good franchise” The Falcons drafted a quarterback eighth overall last April .