Even before it was reported on Monday morning that Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow will miss at least three months of action after he undergoes surgery on his injured toe, individuals such as Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk mentioned that the Bengals could view current Atlanta Falcons backup Kirk Cousins as a potential fill-in option.

Jacob Camenker of USA Today poured cold water over such takes for a piece published on Monday.

Kirk Cousins "isn't a realistic option" for the Bengals

"The main problem with the Bengals acquiring Cousins? The veteran quarterback is in the second year of a four-year, $180M contract," Camenker wrote. "Paying him and Burrow (who is playing on a five-year, $275M deal) would get expensive even if Cincinnati simply treated Cousins as a re

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