Falcons' Kirk Cousins visits President Trump at White House

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An NFL backmost was spotted astatine the White House with President Donald Trump Friday.

Atlanta Falcons seasoned Kirk Cousins and Trump posed for a photograph successful the Oval Office that has since gone viral connected societal media.

The picture, posted by Margo Martin, Trump’s peculiar adjunct and communications advisor, had the caption, "#18 [handshake emoji] #47."

The numbers correspond Cousins’ jersey fig and Trump being the 47th president of the United States.

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Donald Trump smiles successful a navy suit and reddish tie

President Donald Trump arrives astatine an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine the Palm Beach Convention Center Nov. 6, 2024, successful West Palm Beach, Fla. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump wore a navy bluish suit with a agleam yellowish necktie to conscionable with Cousins, who near the Minnesota Vikings for the Falcons successful escaped bureau past offseason.

Trump and Cousins person a narration that goes backmost to Cousins' clip with the Vikings. Trump called Cousins aft a 28-10 triumph by Cousins' Vikings implicit the New York Giants successful October 2019.

A spokesperson for the Vikings confirmed to a section presumption that Trump called Cousins to "briefly congratulate him and the Vikings connected the triumph successful New York."

Trump was scheduled for a rally successful Minneapolis for the 2020 predetermination erstwhile Cousins defeated the Giants connected "Monday Night Football."

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And adjacent earlier that, Cousins got immoderate attraction for playing a circular of play with Trump astatine Trump National Golf Club successful Bedminster, New Jersey, successful June 2017. So, their narration has spanned a fewer years, and Cousins intelligibly supports the president to this day.

The upcoming NFL play volition beryllium absorbing for the 36-year-old signal-caller.

Atlanta Falcons backmost Kirk Cousins enters the tract earlier a crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine U.S. Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker/Imagn Images)

Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris made the power astatine backmost to rookie Michael Penix Jr. toward the extremity of past season, adjacent with Atlanta successful a playoff race, due to the fact that Cousins struggled successful his archetypal run down south.

Cousins threw for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, and his 88.6 backmost standing was his worst since his 2014 play with the Washington Commanders.

Cousins was coming disconnected a torn Achilles with the Vikings successful the 2023 campaign, and galore were wondering what would hap with him connected the unfastened marketplace arsenic helium was recovering.

The Falcons signed him to a four-year, $180 cardinal woody with a whopping $100 cardinal guaranteed. However, successful the biggest daze of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Falcons selected Penix eighth wide retired of Washington, sparking contiguous speculation astir the backmost position.

Cousins was the starter astatine the opening of past season, but it became wide to Morris a alteration was needed. How that backmost concern plays retired successful grooming campy volition beryllium a immense NFL storyline successful 2025.