The biggest name in free agency is now off the market with the news that quarterback Kirk Cousins is leaving the Minnesota Vikings and signing a new four-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons, according to reports. Cousins’ deal is worth $180 million, with $100M of that guaranteed.
It’s a bombshell move that immediately makes the Falcons the best team in the NFC South without anyone close, while the Vikings are now left to pick up the pieces. Minnesota took a calculated risk to work on what they called a “competitive rebuild,” which has instead left them outside the Top 10 in the NFL Draft, without a future quarterback on
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