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The Minnesota Vikings are facing a quarterback question this offseason, and their starter in Kirk Cousins may be the most attractive quarterback looking for a new deal — even at 35 years old and coming off of a torn Achilles. Cousins has been with the Vikings for six seasons now, but if he’ll be back in 2024 is a legitimate question.
According to Sports Illustrated, the Vikings really like Cousins, but they won’t hand the veteran signal-caller a fully-guaranteed deal like the contracts he’s signed in Minnesota previously. In 2022, Cousins signed a one-year, $35 million fully-guaranteed extension that carried him through 2023. Now, he has the ability to test the free agency waters.
Cousins can’t be franchise-tagged this offseason, so Minnesota will have to compete with other potential suitors. Spotrac estimates Cousins could be worth a three-year deal that carries an average annual value of $39.3 million. That…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-02-20 00:20:55
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