Vikings acquire Kirk Cousins from Raiders who turn to Fernando Mendoza as their starting QB
Kirk Cousins is the new starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings after the team agreed with the Las Vegas Raiders to acquire the player that previously played six seasons in the Twin Cities.
Key points
- CARTON: DIANNA RUSSINI HAS BOTCHED HER RETURN TO THE SPOTLIGHT - DOWNLOAD NOW The Vikings are sending a third-round pick to the Raiders in exchange for Cousins with the idea of making him their starter immediately.
- Mendoza getting his NFL regular-season debut against the defending Super Bowl champions is quite the way to start a career but the rookie has been sitting behind Cousins so far this season and the Raiders obviously felt he was ready to take the next step in his development.
- VIKINGS QUARTERBACK BATTLE MEETS EXPECTED END AS KYLER MURRAY BEATS OUT JJ MCCARTHY FOR STARTING JOB The Vikings for all intents and purposes handed their starting job to J.J.
Minnesota acquire veteran quarterback for 2027 pick Cousins returns to Vikings after six seasons with team No 1 pick Mendoza set to make first NFL start Kirk Cousins is heading back to Minnesota.
Additional details
- The Vikings have acquired the veteran quarterback from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2027 draft, according to multiple reports, including from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
- Cousins, who played for the Vikings from 2018 through 2023 – including two years under current coach Kevin O'Connell – is familiar with much of what the Vikings do on offense, so his arrival in Minneapolis should be as close to seamless as can be expected for any quarterback being traded to a new team in November.
- But here's a warning to Vikings fans: the Kirk Cousins experience is a roller-coaster ride.
- But there are also games in which Cousins reminds why the Vikings were comfortable letting him depart to the Atlanta Falcons in 2024.
- The club is expected to promote Cousins ahead of both Kyler Murray, who is currently nursing a hamstring injury, and Carson Wentz, who was wildly ineffective in a Monday night loss to the Buffalo Bills.
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