In a 'don't let him leave the building' deal that materialized quickly, Kirk Cousins has reportedly agreed to three-year, fully guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
According to Ian Rapoport, Cousins will earn $86 million in the deal, which he's expected to sign after visiting the Vikings on Thursday.
To give you an idea of just how quickly this materialized, at 11:04 a.m. ET, Rapoport reported Cousins would be visiting the Vikings first.
All of 49 minutes later, Adam Schefter reported Cousins had agreed to a deal.
11:04
Free agent QB Kirk Cousins is visiting the #Vikings first, source said. That first visit is huge.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 201811:05
The #Vikings are in the driver's seat for free agent QB Kirk Cousins. They offered him a 3-year, $28M per year deal. It is not over. But if the visit goes well, he is likely to sign there.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 201811:17
The #Vikings have solidified their standing on Kirk Cousins. He's visiting Minnesota when the league year opens and they do not want him to leave the building. Here. We. Go. pic.twitter.com/3fPqVp5aPB
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 201811:30
Kirk Cousins is likely to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, per sources."No final decisions have been made," Cousins' agent Mike McCartney said today. "The plan is to visit Minnesota first. That's all we can say right now."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 201811:53
Kirk Cousins plans to sign a three-year, fully-guaranteed contract from the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2018The impact of Cousins signing a fully guaranteed deal certainly wasn't lost on Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin.
Kirk Cousins is a hero for all the young players that will follow after him. Now we need more players to bet on themselves until fully guaranteed contracts are the norm and not the exception.
— Doug Baldwin Jr (@DougBaldwinJr) March 13, 2018Follow @ChrisLingebach and @1067TheFan on Twitter
