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Five interesting nuggets from the whirlwind Kirk Cousins negotiations

Sports Illustrated’s Peter King had an interesting piece this week taking a look back at the courting and eventual signing by the Vikings of free agent QB Kirk Cousins.

There was nothing that one would consider earth-shattering in the process, which was told after an extensive interview with Mike McCartney, Cousins’ agent. But here are five things that caught my eye from the piece:

1. Cousins and McCartney set out with an interesting free agency strategy, telling all teams who were interested to make their best offer in what was essentially a silent auction-style bidding process.