The status of quarterback Kirk Cousins remains a backdrop to the Atlanta Falcons' plans for the NFL draft after he surprised some observers by reporting for the first day of the team's voluntary offseason program.

Nobody understood Atlanta's offseason last year, when they both signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal and drafted Penix in the first round. The Penix selection looks better in hindsight after Cousins was a disaster for the Falcons, but now the team appears to be stuck with a massively overpaid backup.