Ask Vikings teammates Tom Compton and Kirk Cousins how their friendship formed so quickly — when both were 23-year-old rookies with the Washington Redskins — and they cite highbrow and lowbrow material almost equally.
“We’re both from that heartland, Midwest area — same age. We both went to college, and we took school seriously,” Cousins said. “I think in a lot of ways, we’re deeper thinkers. We enjoy learning other things — not just football — so we can have a conversation outside of football.”
Said Compton: “It stood out pretty quickly. You throw in a random ‘[The] Office’ or ‘Heavyweights’ quote, and the other guy picked it up, and you know you’re in good company.