Packers' Matt LaFleur blown away by the price Vikings paid for Kirk Cousins
I was shocked when I saw what they traded him for.” Packers head coach Matt LaFleur on the Raiders trading QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings.
Key points
- They did exactly that when they brought back Kirk Cousins in a swap with the Raiders.
- “I’m surprised they didn’t get more for him, quite honestly,” LaFleur said Wednesday at his press conference.
- pic.twitter.com/cQ6PK9fFxh — NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 11, 2026.
While the idea of the Vikings bringing in a quarterback wasn’t entirely surprising, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was admittedly stunned at how little it cost the Vikings to land Cousins.
With an injury to Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz’s stinker on Monday night, it became quite predictable the Vikings would hit the trade market for a QB ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
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