Video: Falcons' Kirk Cousins Talks Viral NFL Practice Playlist, Jokes About His Age

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins turned 36 on Monday, and the team released his birthday practice playlist, which is essentially a list of hit rock songs from the 2000s.

That playlist went viral, and Cousins was asked about it during a Friday appearance on The Rich Eisen Show (conversation begins at 14:45 mark).

Cousins clarified that the team solicited requests "on the team app" in April for songs to play at practice, and he then sent "100-plus" tracks in return.

Fast-forward to Monday, and Cousins recounted how song after song during practice were among his favorites. The playlist is run by a coach's assistant, and Cousins provided compliments to that person. It turns out the playlist was custom-made for Cousins, who clearly enjoyed the moment.

Cousins also noted that many of those songs were from his middle and high school days before adding, with a smile, that the "sad reality" is "most of" his teammates don't know any of the songs because there's a "12-year age gap" between him and them.

"When I was in middle school listening to them, they were like four years old, so sometimes I got to teach them what the 1990s were like and hope for the best," Cousins added.

Cousins is in his first year with the Falcons after signing a four-year, $180 million contract with them in the offseason. Atlanta opens the regular season on Sept. 8 at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers.