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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins on virus: 'If I die, I die'

Kirk Cousins says he is taking a "survival-of-the-fittest" personal approach to the coronavirus, even if it kills him.

"If I die, I die," the Minnesota Vikings quarterback said during a recent interview with Spotify's "10 Questions With Kyle Brandt" podcast. "I kind of have peace about that."

Cousins indicated during the interview, published Wednesday, that he does not believe face masks work in helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but repeatedly said that he also tried to respect others' "concerns" about the virus.

Brandt asked Cousins to rate his level of concern over contracting the virus on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being "the person who says, 'Masks are stupid, you're all a bunch of lemmings' and 10 is, 'I'm not leaving my master bathroom for the next 10 years.