If Cousins were to want to leave Atlanta, he would have to approve of any move due to the no-trade clause within his contract. Not only is that a hurdle the Falcons may have to jump through, but they will likely have to eat more than $37.5 million of Cousins's salary.

A trade between Atlanta and Cleveland seems plausible, especially given Cousins’ connection to Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. As Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox points out, Stefanski previously coached Cousins for two years with the Minnesota Vikings.