Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot indicated Tuesday that he would be comfortable keeping Cousins as the NFL’s most expensive backup in the second year of the four-year, $180 million free-agent contract that he signed last offseason.

Less than a year ago the Atlanta Falcons gave Kirk Cousins a four-year, $180 million contract and seemed ready to make him their starter into his twilight years. But today, they're equally content to make him the most expensive backup in NFL history.

Despite signing a four-year, $180 million contract to be the starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Kirk Cousins found himself out of the job by Week 16.