Kirk Cousins: 'I Would Like To Retire As A Viking'
Kirk Cousins may have just earned a contract extension with the Vikings this offseason, but he already has an eye toward the future.
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Kirk Cousins may have just earned a contract extension with the Vikings this offseason, but he already has an eye toward the future.
NFL Network reports that Cousins inked a "$35 million fully guaranteed extension" that will keep him on the team through 2023.
Cousins is probably the most polarizing player among the Vikings' faithful, with fans split over whether he's overpaid or underrated.
Vikings players are already excited to get to work with their new coach.
Cousins -- who by PFF's own admission is "not one of the very best passers in the game" -- ranks 41st on the website's list of the 101 best players, while Mahomes comes in at 69th.
Kirk Cousins is heading to his third Pro Bowl, the second as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Kirk Cousins passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to lead a Minnesota Vikings comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 31-17 on Sunday in a matchup of two eliminated teams with a head coach in danger of being fired.
Cousins was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list late last week and missed Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will reportedly miss a crucial game against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Some passionate Minnesota Vikings fans were pleasantly surprised while traveling home following the team's victory over the Green Bay Packers.
Statistically, the 33-year-old Cousins' 10th year has been his finest.
Kirk Cousins threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tyler Conklin, Dalvin Cook rushed for 94 yards and a score, and the Minnesota Vikings bounced back after a trying couple of weeks to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 27-20 Sunday.
"We have a bunch of fighters, bunch of guys that aren't stressed out. They're just going out there. It's just laser-focused, and there's not a lot of talk. We're just staying in the huddle and waiting for that play to start to just get going," Thielen said.
Cousins and the Vikings "Face/Off" against the Carolina Panthers Sunday at noon.
"There's so many guys that can come in and contribute, and that's what Kirk is good at," receiver Adam Thielen said. "He's good at distributing the ball, finding the open guy. He doesn't care who it is. He's going to trust you."
Rodgers said "a lot of research" went into his decision to get vaccinated.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said the team's talk with infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm about the COVID-19 vaccine was "a great meeting," though that's about all he said.
The Minnesota Vikings organization is reportedly bringing in Dr. Michael Osterholm, a renowned epidemiologist and infectious disease expert, to talk with the team Monday. It comes as the team lags behind in COVID-19 vaccination compared to the rest of the NFL.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has lost a sponsorship with a hospital in Michigan, as a result of what the hospital calls his stance on COVID-19 vaccines.
The internet roasted Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins Thursday following a press conference where he refused to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status, and admitted that he pondered surrounding himself in Plexiglas for protection.
The Minnesota Vikings activated quarterback Kirk Cousins on Thursday, removing him from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he expects Kirk Cousins back at training camp Thursday after the starting quarterback was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week.
Along with Cousins, passers Kellen Mond and Nate Stanley and wide receiver Myron Mitchell were put on the list Monday.
Even though he's entering his 10th year in the NFL, in some ways Kirk Cousins is just getting going.
The Minnesota Vikings kicked off training camp Wednesday. Full-team practices are underway at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan.
