Kirk Cousins faked to his right, rolled left, spotted an open Bisi Johnson and launched the deep ball that would confirm rookie cornerback Cam Dantzler as the social media sensation of Week 1 of Vikings training camp.
Congratulations, Cam. It’s not every day an NFL team tweets out a video of its starting quarterback being intercepted by a rookie third-round draft pick. Especially when that quarterback is of the franchise-caliber ilk and getting $40 million guaranteed this season.
“No, I didn’t see [the tweet],” Cousins said. “But he made an outstanding play. Really, the entire defensive backfield has played well.