Vikings Star Predicted to Sign $60 Million Contract
The Minnesota Vikings have spent the last two seasons trying to figure out a long-term solution at quarterback only to land on Kirk Cousins as their best option both times.
After an atrocious three-game stretch, in which the team has averaged a meager 11 points per contest, the Vikings remain in the same place. Cousins is bound for free agency in March but has said publicly he wants to stay in Minnesota — and considering the 35-year-old QB was playing the best football of his life during his second season under head coach Kevin O’Connell, the Vikings should probably oblige.
If that is the franchise’s inclination, the question becomes one of money and time. How much should the Vikings pay Cousins on a new contract and what should the length of that agreement be? The quarterback is going to have a significant amount of say in both matters with the leverage his play and subsequent absence have afforded him.
On Wednesday, December 13, Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus dubbed Cousins the No. 2 free agent in the upcoming class and predicted the QB will command a two-year, $60 million contract with $37.5 million guaranteed.
“An ill-timed torn Achilles derailed another strong season from Cousins, and he looked set to have a host of suitors in free agency, as he did back in 2018,” Spielberger wrote. “Cousins still has the requisite arm strength to throw to all levels of the field and has been as accurate as ever in recent seasons.”
