Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot indicated Tuesday that he would be comfortable keeping Cousins as the NFL’s most expensive backup in the second year of the four-year, $180 million free-agent contract that he signed last offseason.

What will the Falcons do with Kirk Cousins? That’s the question of the offseason in Atlanta. There have been plenty of reports that state the Falcons will eventually cut ties with the veteran quarterback.

Fontenot said Tuesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis that Cousins is still the Falcons' backup amid talks of a potential trade or release when free agency opens March 12.