"There is "growing sentiment" among NFL executives in the QB market that Cousins will rejoin the Vikings, Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom reports. The move would reunite the 37-year-old with head coach Kevin O'Connell, who had success with Cousins in the past. In 2022, the Vikings' first season under O'Connell, Cousins threw for 4,547 yards and 29 touchdowns on his way his fourth and most recent Pro Bowl nod."
"Statistically, Cousins got off to an even better start in 2023. However, a Week 8 Achilles tear wound up ending his Vikings tenure. With Cousins hitting free agency during the ensuing offseason, the Vikings tried but failed to re-sign him. They were unwilling to give Cousins full guarantees through 2025. That wasn't going to fly for Cousins, who went on to accept the Falcons' Godfather offer of four years, $180MM and $100MM in guarantees."
"A month and a half after adding Cousins, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot took another enormous gamble in drafting former Indiana and Washington signal-caller Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall. It came as a major surprise, and Cousins later revealed he may have re-signed with the Vikings had he known the Falcons would draft Penix. "It felt like I had been a little bit misled or certainly if I had had the information around free agency, it would have affected my decision," Cousins said last summer."
The Vikings are looking to add quarterback competition for J.J. McCarthy and could pursue Kirk Cousins if he becomes available. NFL executives sense a return to Minnesota is possible, reuniting Cousins with coach Kevin O'Connell. Cousins produced strong numbers in 2022, earning a Pro Bowl nod and leading the Vikings to a 13-4 NFC North title before a wild-card loss. An Achilles tear in 2023 ended his Vikings run and led to free agency. The Vikings declined full guarantees through 2025, and Cousins signed with the Falcons on a four-year, $180MM deal with $100MM guaranteed. Atlanta later drafted Michael Penix Jr., a move that surprised Cousins, and Cousins struggled to regain form in his first Falcons season while the Falcons still seek clarity at quarterback.
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