Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said Kirk Cousins is still "our starting quarterback" after the front office selected Texas A&M signal-caller Kellen Mond in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night.
"There's no competition there," Spielman told reporters before being asked whether he alerted Cousins of the pick. "... It's just taking another player. It's like, regardless of position, if we take a player in the third round or first round, I'm not calling a player and saying, 'Hey, we may take this guy here.