Kirk Cousins will play his first game back with Minnesota this weekend when the Vikings travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers.
The Minnesota Vikings (6-2) have gotten off to an impressive start this season thanks to their incredible defense, but the offense struggled significantly with Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz at quarterback. Minnesota has a Super Bowl caliber roster, but the quarterback play has not been at the level they need.
To address this, the team has completed a trade for their former quarterback Kirk Cousins just ahead of the NFL trade deadline. The 38-year-old signal caller had spent six years in Minnesota earlier in his career (2018-2023), and now finds himself back on the roster as the hopeful savior of Kevin O'Connell's offense.
The biggest winner of the Cousins trade is clearly All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson.
Jefferson is one of the most talented wide receivers in the NFL, but the Vikings quarterbacks the past two seasons have turned him into an after thought. Even at 38-years-old, Cousins has the ability to get the star wide receiver back involved in the offense.
In the four seasons that Jefferson played with Cousins (2020-2023), the wideout racked up 5,899 receiving yards (98.3 yards per game) and 30 touchdowns. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year and led the NFL in receiving yards (1,809 yards) in 2022. Cousins also helped Jefferson become the fastest player in NFL history to reach 5,000 receiving yards, doing so in just 52 games.
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