Los Angeles Rams open to signing veteran QB Kirk Cousins

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cousins-kirk/lAwzTD0t/"]Cousins[/a] will turn 38 in August, just ahead of his 17th season in the NFL, should he decide to play. The veteran is coming off back-to-back lackluster seasons with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-falcons/hClIiQIR/"]Atlanta Falcons[/a]. In 2024, Cousins led the league with 16 interceptions and eventually lost the starting role to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/penix-michael/b1SleSPm/"]Michael Penix Jr[/a]. [/p][p]He filled in for Penix last season after the starter got hurt, putting up decent numbers in 10 games (eight starts) with 10 touchdowns, five interceptions, 1,721 passing yards, and a low 84.8 passer rating. [/p][p]McVay was the offensive coordinator for the then-[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-commanders/pYobX5Ul/"]Washington Redskins[/a] when Cousins was their quarterback. The two worked together for five years in Washington before McVay was hired by the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-rams/z7hZioyR/"]Rams[/a]. In that time, Cousins led the NFL with a 69.8 completion percentage in his first full season (2015) and was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time a year later. [/p][embed guid="192f5ddb-af94-4e34-b9f0-bc96209b809f" url="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/2038725735729299944?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Under McVay, Cousins threw for over 4,000 yards and at least 25 touchdowns in each of his three seasons as a starter in Washington.[/p][p]Los Angeles is still looking for a backup, with the possibility of still bringing back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garoppolo-jimmy/tED8YY1i/"]Jimmy Garoppolo[/a] to fulfill the role again of sitting behind reigning NFL MVP [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stafford-matthew/vo7fkASl/"]Matthew Stafford[/a].[/p][p][b]"Kirk is as influential as anybody in helping ​me get to L.A. in the first place,"[/b] said McVay at the league meetings in Phoenix. [b]"I know he's got some other options and some other suitors, but Jimmy and Kirk are guys ⁠that I would love ​to be able to have back with us."[/b][/p][embed guid="b0ce8bb7-0b7a-48a9-a5da-9e4549d483e6" url="https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/2038636282914758905?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]