Kirk Cousins said Wednesday that part of the reason he signed with the Atlanta Falcons was the team\'s long-term vision for the quarterback.
His wife, Julie, grew up near Atlanta. Cousins has spent parts of offseasons in his father-in-law\'s basement in Johns Creek, Georgia.
\"I think in Minnesota it was trending over the last couple offseasons to being somewhat year-to-year,\" Cousins said. \"And as we talked with Atlanta, it felt like this was a place where, if I play at the level I expect to play, that I can retire a Falcon.
\"And that was something that really excited me, and that\'s certainly the goal and you gotta earn the right to do that.\"
Cousins continues to recover from a torn right Achilles suffered in October, the first surgery of the 35-year-old\'s life. He called the rehab \"a really positive process\" and credited the Vikings training staff and his own trainers for helping him get through the first few months following surgery.