Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is the first internal voice to speak on the addictive Kirk Cousins trade talk. For about one week, external chatterboxes concluded that Cousins was on the open market for barter. Now, clarity is in the arena instead of anonymous sourcing and a hodgepodge of hypotheticals.
In the last handful of days, Cousins has been linked in speculative trade deals with the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, and Houston Texans. It’s worth noting that none of the blather was endorsed or confirmed by nationally-accredited NFL voices but rather advanced by non-household names like Evan Massey and Ross Tucker.