It's unknown what the Atlanta Falcons were thinking when they inked quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal last offseason, only to break ties with him 12 months later. As reported by NFL insider Adam Schefter on Saturday,

Cousins, who is in the first season of a four-year, $180 million contract that included $90 million guaranteed at signing, was benched by the Falcons on Tuesday.

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