This can be filed under What You Didn’t Expect to Read during the Vikings 2023 Offseason.
For now, Minnesota is committed to quarterback Kirk Cousins for just one more season, a first-of-its-kind situation with the 34-year-old amid his purple tenure. Cousins, before now, has always had at least two years on his deal at this point on an offseason calendar.
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But general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah appears to have an optional off-ramp scheduled for Cousins, who would hit free agency in nine months if no extension is reached before March.