With the 2024 NFL schedule set and the Atlanta Falcons set to host the Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off the year, much of the attention leading into that Week 1 matchup will be centered on star quarterback Kirk Cousins and his return from an Achilles tear suffered last season as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Cousins, who signed a four-year, $180 million deal with the Falcons as a free agent, already stated earlier in May, once the schedule was released, that he would be playing Week 1 against the Steelers.
During an appearance on The Jim Rome Show, which now is streaming on Twitter/X, Kirk Cousins said to Rome that even though he’s not fully cleared just yet, he’s getting closer, and even if the Achilles is not 100% by Week 1, he’ll still be out there and is confident he can remain effective as that pocket passer he’s always been.