Trade rumors involving Dalvin Cook and Za’Darius Smith have quieted in recent weeks, but most Minnesota Vikings fans believe one or both men will be traded in the coming weeks or months.
The speculation surrounding a Kirk Cousins trade has died down after the club converted a large chuck of his 2023 salary to 2024+ dead cap hit. Still, the Cousins-to-somewhere-else theories remain because his contract ends after 2023, and most franchise quarterbacks don’t play on the final year of their deals.
Jets, 49ers Remain Targets of Vikings Trade Theories
SBNation opined on the Cousins rumor mill this week, and unsurprisingly, the San Francisco 49es were mentioned, with a side dish of the New York Jets.