Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will enter his final season with the club this season — on paper.
Minnesota’s front office opted not to extend the 35-year-old this offseason, at least not yet, and his deal will end at the 2023 season’s conclusion.
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At $35 million per season, Cousins is the NFL’s 14th highest-paid passer, a ranking that will move down to No. 15 when Joe Burrow is extended. Not long ago, $35 million was an astronomical fee for a quarterback, but with the NFL’s QB market resetting annually, it’s actually below the “going rate” for a productive-not-elite passer in 2023.