Now, mere days after Cousins was sent to the bench, ESPN 's Adam Schefter reported that the Falcons are expected to cut Cousins before a $10 million roster bonus is due in March. Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million deal to join the Falcons this past March, a contract which included $100 million guaranteed.

After being benched earlier this week, Kirk Cousins' stint with the Atlanta Falcons will barely last 12 months. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cousins and

Kirk Cousins is mulling retirement after the Falcons benched him and plans on cutting him from the roster this offseason.