The Falcons are waiting for an opportunity to trade quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins is waiting until after the draft to decide whether he’ll waive his no-trade clause.

It’s the conundrum the Falcons find themselves in this offseason after the team named Michael Penix Jr. their starting quarterback last December, just 14 games into Cousins's four-year, $180 million contract. The Falcons are moving forward with Penix as their starter. Meanwhile, Cousins has expressed his desire for a starting opportunity.

Cousins has told coach Raheem Morris he would prefer to be in a situation where he can be the starting quarterback.

In a Bill Barnwell mock draft full of trades, the Tennessee Titans manage to pull off a three-team trade that brings Kirk Cousins to Nashville.

And there's been no movement in his position since Falcons coach Raheem Morris spoke with reporters at the end of the season, at the NFL combine and again at the annual league meetings: Publicly, Atlanta is comfortable -- if not growing more appealed -- to the idea of Cousins serving as Michael Penix Jr.'s backup quarterback.

Cousins turns 37 this summer and has “clearly communicated” to Atlanta that he wants to spend his remaining NFL years as a starter. Cousins is willing to waive his no-trade clause to find somewhere to make that happen and, lucky for him, the Falcons are on the same page.

Kirk Cousins wants to be a starting quarterback, which he made clear in one-on-one meetings with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot, owner Arthur Blank and his head coach.

The Falcons remain committed to keeping quarterback Kirk Cousins, unless they can find a deal good for all parties involved.

Raheem Morris does not expect quarterback Kirk Cousins to be part of the Falcons' voluntary offseason program because of a "business" impasse.