QB Kirk Cousins among Falcons' team captains
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Kirk Cousins will play his first season in Atlanta as one of the Falcons' four captains, the team announced Monday.
The veteran quarterback will lead Atlanta along with safety Jessie Bates III, defensive lineman Grady Jarrett and offensive tackle Jake Matthews.
Cousins, 36, has been a captain eight times throughout his first 12 NFL seasons, which he spent with Washington (201