EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins had long known these questions were coming with his former team, the Washington Redskins, headed to town for a Thursday night game.
Instead of allowing the focus to be on why things didn't work out between him and the franchise where he spent the first six years of his career, Cousins pivoted to a single principle while reflecting upon his time in Washington.
Gratitude.
"When 31 other teams hadn't picked me, the Redskins picked me," Cousins said. "The quarterback I am, the player I am and where I am in this league now is largely the result of the coaches I got to play for there and the way they impacted me and the teammates I got to play with.