Kirk Cousins is headed at no cost company as he continues to recuperate from a torn Achilles, however it seems like his desire is to stay together with his present workforce.
Cousins spoke with reporters on Monday about his future. The veteran quarterback was requested if he would contemplate taking a hometown low cost with the Minnesota Vikings, and he had a really telling response.
“That’s an excellent query and one I’ve thought of just about my entire 12 years,” Cousins mentioned, via ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “I do assume it’s essential to concentrate on. I feel that God has blessed me financially past my wildest desires. So at this stage in my profession, the {dollars} are actually not what it’s about.”
Cousins has navigated his contract conditions masterfully all through his profession, and the result’s that he has earned greater than $230 million on the sector over 12 seasons. He performed underneath the franchise tag for 2 consecutive seasons with Washington in 2016 and 2017.
Cousins then signed a three-year, $84 million contract with the Vikings as a free agent in 2018. On the time, the deal was the primary ever totally assured contract within the NFL and made Cousins the highest-paid participant within the league.
Now 35 and recovering from a serious harm, Cousins is not going to be trying to set any contractual information. He informed reporters that “construction might be extra essential” together with his subsequent deal than the whole greenback determine.
Cousins was taking part in at a excessive degree earlier than he tore his Achilles. He had 2,331 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and simply 5 interceptions in eight video games. The Vikings don’t seem to have a viable substitute for him on their roster, so likelihood is the 2 sides will work one thing out.
