Before leaving the Vikings until the Monday night re-match in Week 16, I happened upon an interesting factoid. Of the 60 spendiest current NFL player contracts, only one is 100% guaranteed. Guesses? The 11 biggest contracts all belong to quarterbacks, with Russell Wilson currently at the top with his 4-year $35M average.
Correct, Kirk Cousins has a three-year deal with Minnesota, averaging $28 million per year – currently the seventh highest such average in the league – and it’s all guaranteed. In other words, regardless of how the 31-year-old plays over this year and next, Minnesota is absolutely wedded to a guy who has started all 66 of his team’s games from 2015 through Sunday’s.