NFL roundup: Rams weigh Cousins backing up Stafford; Las Vegas to host Super Bowl
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Los Angeles coach Sean McVay is open to a potential reunion with Kirk Cousins as the team's backup quarterback behind reigning MVP Matthew Stafford.
The Rams are also open to re-signing Jimmy Garoppolo, who has served as the team's backup for the last two seasons. However, Garoppolo is a free agent and could elect to sign elsewhere, potentially opening the door for a Cousins- McVay reunion.
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McVay was the offensive coordinator in Washington when Cousins took over as the starter in 2015. They spent five seasons together and Cousins is back on the market, seemingly as a depth piece, after he was released on March 11 two years into the four-year, $180 million contract he signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
"Kirk is as influential as anybody in helping me get to L.A. in the first place," McVay said in a Monday appearance on PFT Live at the league meetings in Phoenix. "I know he's got some other options and some other suitors but Jimmy and Kirk are guys that I would love to be able to have back with us."
Cousins, a four-time Pro Bowler, turns 38 in August. He struggled down the stretch in his first season with the Falcons, throwing 18 touchdowns to 16 interceptions and losing the starting job to rookie Michael Penix Jr. However, he appeared healthier when he stepped in for Penix after the latter's season- ending injury last fall, throwing for 1,721 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions in eight starts.
Over 14 seasons, Cousins has completed 66.7% of his passes for 44,700 yards, 298 touchdowns and 131 interceptions.
McVay also confirmed to reporters Monday that the Rams discussed trading wide receiver Davante Adams but had decided against it.
Adams signed a two-year deal with the Rams in 2025 and produced 60 receptions, 789 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns in 14 games last season. His $6 million roster bonus became fully guaranteed by the Rams two weeks ago, effectively ending any potential trade talks.
"If we felt like it was best for our team, we would have done that," McVay said of the six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro. "But we didn't think it was best for our team."
Las Vegas to host Super Bowl LXIII
The Raiders' home of Allegiant Stadium, just off the Las Vegas Strip, will host its second Super Bowl in a six-season span following the 2028 NFL campaign.
Super Bowl LXIII officially was awarded to Las Vegas on Monday during the owners' annual meetings in Phoenix. The game will be played on a TBD date in February 2029.
The city, long avoided by major leagues until the advent of legalized sports betting, hosted its first Super Bowl on Feb. 11, 2024, when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, in Super Bowl LVIII.
"We're excited to bring the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and provide our fans another incredible experience in one of America's greatest sport and entertainment destinations," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Super Bowl LVIII demonstrated the scale, energy and hospitality the city brings to global events, and we look forward to working alongside the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Raiders and the community to deliver an even greater experience this time around."
"We're excited that the Super Bowl will be returning to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029," Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis said. "It's a testament to the Raiders, the LVCVA, civic leaders, the community, and the NFL working together as one. Super Bowl LVIII set a high bar, and for Super Bowl LXIII we are committed to raising it even further."
SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., will host its second Super Bowl next year while Atlanta's Mercedes- Benz Stadium returns to the rotation for Super Bowl LXII in February 2028.
Bills' Allen positioned for full recovery
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is out of his walking boot and looking positioned for a full recovery from his right foot injury in time for the start of offseason workouts, GM Billy Beane told reporters Monday at the league's spring meetings in Phoenix.
"His foot, I don't want to say it's 100 percent, but he's good," Beane said. "When he gets back in April, we expect him to be full-go."
Allen played the last regular-season game and Buffalo's two playoff games through a broken bone in his foot sustained in Week 16 vs. Cleveland. He had surgery to repair the injury shortly after the season came to an end in the divisional round at Denver, but made it clear to reporters when he showed up at new head coach Joe Brady's press conference in a walking boot that he would have kept playing had the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game.
"Our medical team has checked up on him," Beane said, "and he's talked to the surgeon that's done it. I don't know every single conversation they've had, but (Bills head athletic trainer) Nate Breske and (Bills lead physician) Les Bisson have let us know he's on track and should be ready to roll once we're actually doing football stuff in April."
The 2024 MVP and four-time Pro Bowler who turns 30 in May led Buffalo to its first road playoff win in 33 years at Jacksonville in last season's wild-card round. He's thrown for 30,102 yards, 220 touchdowns and 94 interceptions in 128 games (127 starts) over eight seasons with the Bills.
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