Free agency is less than a month away and the 2025 cap has been set at $279.5 million. That means it's time for teams to start making decisions about who will be on the roster for 2025 and who is on the way out.

Kupp has already been cleared to seek out a trade partner, which seems to portend the end of a stellar career in Los Angeles. But designating him a post-June 1 release would leave about as much dead space on the team’s 2025 cap ($14.7 million) as it saves, which could keep him on the roster if no deal is worked out this spring.

Rumors now suggest that the Falcons are looking to trade Cousins, who's set to enter the second season of a four-year $180 million deal, and John Kosko of Pro Football Focus lists the Las Vegas Raiders as the best fit for him.

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Pro Football Focus' Mason Cameron suggested a new AFC team as a potential trade destination for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins.

“Spielman’s presence in the front office is sure to spark Kirk Cousins speculation,” ESPN’s Rich Cimini wrote on February 10. “As the Minnesota Vikings’ GM, Spielman signed Cousins to a huge free agent deal in 2018. Cousins, who enjoyed his most productive years in Minnesota, is likely to be cut or traded by the Atlanta Falcons in the coming weeks.

With Kirk Cousins expected to draw a ton of interest after his lone season with the Atlanta Falcons, his next potential team might be one that already had well-documented in him previously. What team could be interested in signing him once he is released?