Kirk Cousins might be one of the NFL’s highest-paid stars but, when it comes to haircuts, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback keeps it cheap. 

In the new season of Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ series, Cousins was accompanied by a camera crew as he went to get a fresh cut at salon chain Great Clips. 

In a clip from the episode, which was later posted onto social media, the 36-year-old sat patiently in the waiting area reading a magazine before heading to the chair. 

During a confessional, he explained the reasoning for heading to the budget salon and said: ‘I go to one place, and that’s Great Clips ’cause I can just go on the app’. 

Cousins enthusiastically sat down before having a brief discussion with the hairdresser and detailing how he’ like his hair to be cut. 

‘This is what I’m looking for,’ he said, while raising up a picture of himself. ‘It’s like a one, and then you fade it up.’ 

Atlanta Falcons star Kirk Cousins is one of the stars of Netflix’s new season of ‘Quarterback’ 

In one of the episodes, Cousins was filmed getting a haircut at budget salon ‘Great Clips’ 

During another confessional, he then explained: ‘Now I just hold up a picture from a Falcons game program, and I just say, ‘Can you do this?’ And that usually helps eliminate any gray area.

‘Everybody needs a little rush in their lives, and I get mine when I go to Great Clips to get my haircut’.

Fans were quick to react to the viral clip on social media and it’s fair to say that not many were surprised by the humble act from the Falcons QB. 

‘This is the least surprising thing I’ve ever learned about Kirk,’ one Reddit user said.

‘Bro is one of the highest paid NFL players of all time and gets his haircut at Walmart’, another wrote. 

In a similar tone, one fan said: ‘This is such a Kirk Cousins thing to do’. 

Cousins made a big-money move in free agency in 2024, signing a four-year, $180million deal with the Falcons after a lengthy career with the Minnesota Vikings.

The 36-year-old quarterback’s move was criticized at the time by fans, who saw the contract as too expensive for an aging gunslinger.

As a reference for his haircut, Cousins held up a headsH๏τ from a Falcons shoot 

Fans were quick to comment on the humble clip and insist it wasn’t ‘surprising’ at all

It was further scrutinized when the Falcons picked a quarterback eighth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft – selecting Michael Penix Jr out of the University of Washington.

In the latest season of the Netflix series ‘Quarterback’, Cousins seemed to have second thoughts about his choice of team.

‘Certainly, if I had that information around free agency, it would’ve affected my decision,’ Cousins said.

‘I had no reason to leave Minnesota, with how much we loved it there, if both teams were going to be drafting a quarterback high.

‘But I’ve also learned in 12 years in this league that you’re not enтιтled to anything — it’s all about earning your spot and proving yourself.’