Vikings Bring Back Kirk Cousins in Win-Now Move

On the heels of a brutal Monday night loss to the Bills that exposed the cracks in a once-promising 6-2 season, the Minnesota Vikings made the move that had been sitting in plain sight. They acquired quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick. Rookie general manager Nolan Teasley, in his first season after arriving from the Seahawks, pulled off a deal that feels almost too good to be true given the leverage the Raiders appeared to hold.

⁠I have been banging the drum for the Vikings to go out and trade for Kirk Cousins, and now we have done it. I couldn’t be happier. This move signals we are trying to go all-in.

Kirk Cousins Is The Cure That Ails

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