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Kirk Cousins’ Leverage May Not Be the Same as Last Time

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Wondering about Kirk Cousins’ status in an offseason is nothing new for Minnesota Vikings fans. Every year since 2020 or so, some media outlets and Vikings enthusiasts speculate how Cousins could be traded and basically become the next quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.

Kirk Cousins’ Leverage May Not Be the Same as Last Time

Those theories never materialized, even after the same crowd banged the same drum every offseason.

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Now, however, a Cousins exit from Minnesota’s backdoor is realistic: he’s scheduled to hit free agency in two weeks.