Oofta. That’s the best word to describe the latest financial projection for Kirk Cousins’ next contract.
Latest Projection for Kirk Cousins’ Salary Will Make Your Stomach Churn
For a few weeks — it feels like a long time ago now — Minnesota Vikings fans reserved hope that Cousins would rejoin the purple team for a seventh season on a “team-friendly deal.” Some outrageous thinkers believed that could be between $10-$25 million. More realistically, $35 million felt like an appropriate hometown discount.
But all that is dead, as Cousins seems poised to break the bank — like he always does — in free agency or from his next Vikings’ contract.