One of the Vikings' most important offseason moves was finding a way to retain Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was in the final year of the three-year contract he signed in 2018.
In two seasons with the Purple, Cousins has posted the sixth-best passer rating in the NFL at 103.0, trailing the Saints' Drew Brees, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, the Seahawks' Russell Wilson, the Titans' Ryan Tannehill and the Ravens' Lamar Jackson. His 56 touchdowns rank fifth and his 69.7 completion percentage ranks second behind Brees.
The man in charge of making that restructure work for both Cousins and the club was salary cap guru Rob Brzezinski, the executive vice president of football operations who has been with the club since 1999.