The Saints have over $27 million in cap space and as glaring a need under center as any team in the league. The fourth-rounder included in this trade is the best pick the Falcons can reasonably expect to get in a Cousins trade. Intra-division trades may be rare. But they aren’t unheard of.

Any teams interested in Kirk Cousins may need to be prepared to pay the Atlanta Falcons more than they expected. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Falcons are asking teams interested in trading for Cousins to pick up $20 million of his $37.5 million guaranteed contract.

A new pre-draft report from ESPN's Adam Schefter said the Atlanta Falcons have discussed trading quarterback Kirk Cousins with multiple teams. While the Falcons have suggested that Cousins could return to back up Michael Penix Jr.