Kirk Cousins

News of Kirk Cousins agreeing to a one-year extension with the Minnesota Vikings isn't sitting well with some fans.

By agreeing to this deal, the Vikings are hitching themselves to the same wagon as former general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer. Not everyone is on board with the Minnesota Vikings offering quarterback Kirk Cousins a contract extension. Sure, Cousins being on the field gives the Vikings the chance to win football games right now, but his overpriced contract has limited the team from making other moves.

The Minnesota Vikings and Kirk Cousins have agreed to a one-year extension, the team announced Sunday.

He played under the franchise tag in 2016 and 2017, his final two seasons with Washington, and then used that leverage to enter the free-agent market in 2018. Cousins will earn $40 million in 2022 and $30 million in 2023. All of it is fully guaranteed, and Cousins will receive $50 million of the $70 million by mid-March 2023. The Vikings have ranked among the top 10 in scoring just once during Cousins' tenure (2019) and finished the 2021 season 14th in scoring and 12th in yards. "High level quarterback play is a prerequisite to building a championship team, and we are confident Kirk will continue along that path." By extending the deal into 2023, and adding two voidable years in 2024 and 2025, the team lowered his cap number to $31.25 million this season, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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It also lengthens the Cousins era in Minnesota, which began in March 2018 with a three-year deal as he signed with the Vikings in March of 2018 as a free agent. "I am thrilled for the opportunity to play for Kevin and could not be more excited about the direction of our team," Cousins said. He has thrown for 4,000-plus yards with at least 30 touchdowns in three of his four seasons with the Vikings, and he has also been one of the league's most accurate quarterbacks over the past decade or so. Cousins, who had the 2022 season remaining on his current contract, was set to count for $45 million against the salary cap this upcoming season. Cousins, however, has played some of the best football of his career in Minnesota, as he played in a pair of Pro Bowls in a four-year span and routinely posted statistics that landed him in the top-10 of numerous rankings. While the team didn't announce the terms, the contract extension presumably lowers his 2022 cap hit.

The one-year extension is fully-guaranteed for $35 million. He will make $40 million this season and $30 million in 2023. The contract includes two voidable ...

Longtime head coach Mike Zimmer was let go following last season, and the Vikings hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell to replace him. He will make $40 million this season and $30 million in 2023. The one-year extension is fully-guaranteed for $35 million.

The Minnesota Vikings are keeping Kirk Cousins under center through at least 2023. Minnesota announced Sunday that the two sides had agreed to an extension, ...

There was also the $45 million question about whether any other team would be prepared to assume his sizable salary-cap hit for 2022. He was supposed to be the final piece for a squad that won 13 games and reached the conference championship in 2017. That's not good enough for a unit that had the talent at Minnesota's disposal. It takes all 11 to move the football on offense, to run it, to throw it, to score points in the red zone. Cousins also reportedly landed a no-trade clause in the extension. But I'm anticipating Kirk being a part of what we do."

The Vikings have signed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a one-year, $35 million contract extension, as first announced by his agent Mike McCartney.

The Vikings are running it back with Cousins in 2022 and 2023. Cousins will make $40 million this season and $30 million in 2023. The deal is fully guaranteed and comes with a no-trade clause.

The Minnesota Vikings and quarterback Kirk Cousins have agreed to a one-year contract extension, his agent announced.

He has played the last four years for the Vikings, who went 8-9 in 2021. The quarterback also received a no-trade clause in the agreement, giving him veto power in any proposed swap. He threw only seven interceptions for the best interception percentage (1.2) of his career.

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly decided to give quarterback Kirk Cousins a one-year extension that will keep him under contract until 2024.

The Vikings quarterback will now see his cap hit for next season reduced from $45 million to $31.4 million. The contract also includes two void years on the end of it to help Minnesota reduce Cousins’ cap hit for the 2022 campaign. According to NFL Media’s Tom Peliserro on Sunday, the Vikings have signed Cousins to a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed contract extension.

The Minnesota Vikings are signing Kirk Cousins to a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed extension that puts him under contract 2023, NFL Network's Tom ...

A three-time Pro Bowler, with two of those selections earned during his four seasons with the Vikings, Cousins is coming off a season in which he threw for 4,221 yards, 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions. The new deal also allows Minnesota to save almost $14 million against the salary cap. Nonetheless, Cousins continues to break the bank.

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