The Minnesota Vikings employ a franchise quarterback who seems to be heading toward the final year of his contract. The club had the opportunity to re-sign that man, Kirk Cousins, this offseason but instead pushed $28.5 million of his contract into future years when he’s not scheduled to be on the team. Yes, they “kicked the can down the road.”
What does this mean? Well, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah could be plotting the Cousins’ afterlife as early as now.
‘Hooker in the 3rd’ Is Vikings Fans’ New Motto
And because the Vikings don’t own a premium draft pick — they pick 23rd — in five weeks to select a Stroud, Young, Levis, or Richardson, fans of the team have a popular new motto — “Hooker in the 3rd.