Unless he’s signed to an extension before free agency, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be the top signal-caller to hit the open market in March.
Cousins is in the final year of his contract for the Vikings, and he was playing some of his best football before suffering a season-ending Achilles tear in Sunday’s Week 8 road win over the Green Bay Packers.
If the Vikings let Cousins walk, there will be no shortage of teams interested in the four-time Pro Bowler. Cousins has constantly been linked to Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers, but an NFL insider indicates that one of Minny’s division rivals could also be in on the Cousins sweepstakes.
According to a report from Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, the Green Bay Packers are also a potential landing spot for the 35-year-old quarterback:
Three specific fits could come into play, given their current quarterback situations and the fact that they feature an offense rooted in the coaching tree and scheme of Kyle Shanahan: The San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams. There’s also the Miami Dolphins to consider, if Tua Tagovailoa suffered another string of concussions...
Meanwhile, the Packers will continue to get an extended look at Jordan Love, but if the current trend of mediocrity continues and Green Bay isn’t in position to draft another quarterback in April, veteran bridge options would almost certainly be on the table for 2024.”
After so much back-and-forth drama, the Packers and Aaron Rodgers decided to split this past offseason. The four-time league MVP was traded to the New York Jets, allowing the Packers to finally give 2020 first-rounder Jordan Love a look.
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But the Utah State product has struggled tremendously in his first season as Green Bay’s starter, completing a mere 57.7 percent of pass attempts for 1,492 yards and 11 touchdowns against eight interceptions.
If the Packers give up on Love and decide they want a QB who can help them win now, then Cousins should definitely be atop GM Brian Gutekunst’s offseason wish list.
