How Drew Brees helped convince Kirk Cousins to sign with the Falcons

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How Drew Brees helped convince Kirk Cousins to sign with the Falcons

There were a few obvious reasons as to why Kirk Cousins signed his four-year, $180 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons. The past relationship with Falcons coach Raheem Morris, his wife is from the area -- and the money doesn’t hurt, either. Another reason was being on the same page with Atlanta’s executives, for which Cousins called none other than Drew Brees for guidance.