Analyst believes Kirk Cousins to 49ers is more than speculation More thoughts about where the Minnesota Vikings quarterback will play in 2021 continue to flow in. It’s starting to seem like Kirk. Florio is a Vikings fan and knows a lot more about the NFL than I do. Plus, if there’s one team that would make a deal for Kirk Cousins, it’d be the San Francisco 49ers. Kyle Shanahan loves Cousins and has pretty much gone on the record with that sentiment multiple times. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time those two have been linked. Kirk Cousins signed a 2 year, $66,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including a $30,000,000 signing bonus, $66,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $33,000,000. In 2021, Cousins will earn a base salary of $21,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $31,000,000 and a dead cap value of $41,000,000.
Kirk Cousins was born on August 19th 1988 in Barrington, Illinois. Kirk’s father Don Cousins is a pastor. He played basketball, football and baseball during his high school years. Kirk is a major in kinesiology.
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Football career
Mark Dantonio who was the coach of Michigan State in 2007 offered a scholarship to Cousins and Cousins readily agreed. Kirk was recruited by the Spartans as a quarterback back up for Brian Hoyer. In the year 2009 Cousins was successful in leading the Michigan State with his own considerable success of 19 touchdowns and over 2,500 passing yards. His team was successful in beating the arch rivals Michigan Wolverines with a 4-0 record.
NFL career
In his first season in the NFL league, Cousins was recruited to Washington Redskins in the fourth round as a seventh choice. Kirk was selected as a backup for quarterback Griffin in case he was injured. Kirk was able to sign a contract for a term of four years with Red skins on May 31st 2012.
In the preseasons, Cousin’s performance against Chicago Bears was notable with 3 touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. Even the Kirk’s efforts were not enough to seal off a victory against Chicago Bears who won the match 33-31. Kirk’s efforts in the final game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers were fruitful as the Redskins sealed off a victory. Kirk was able to complete 15 passes out of 27 for 222 yards. These efforts were enough for Kirk Cousins to snatch the quarterback position from starterRex Grossman.
His second appearance in the season was against Baltimore ravens when he was brought in to the game as a backup for injured Griffin. Kirk helped the Redskins to win a nail biter at the last minute. Kirk was awarded the Pepsi NFL Rookie for a week.
In 2013, Kirk Cousins was named as the quarterback for the whole season. Kirk performed fairly with 4 touchdowns and 854 passing yards.
Theinjury of Griffin in a match against Jackson Ville Jaguars came as a relief to kirk Cousins. Kirk was able to take the Redskins to decisive victory with two touchdowns and 250 passing yards. Kirk gave a poor performance against New York Giants with just one touchdown which led to the humiliating defeat of Redskins.
Cousins gave a solid performance on October 25th 2015 against Tampa Bay Buccaneers to seal an unexpected win to the Redskins. At one time Redskins were down with 24-0, cousins turned the tables to a 31-30 victory. Kirk also set a new franchise record with 33 completions in a game which is tied with Jason Campbell who achieved the feat in 2007. Cousins made a new record by throwing career high 4 touchdowns and posted a passer rating of 158 making him the first quarterback Redskin to achieve the feat since 1950.
Personal life
Kirk Cousins got married on June 28th 2014 to Julie Hampton. Kirk Cousins is a devoted Christian. He and his wife both are active on social media mainly on twitter. He is fondly called as “kirk captain” for his leadership qualities. Kirk Cousins has a yearly salary of $1.2 million to $4.6 million. His net worth is estimated at $1.5 million.
Age: 32
Free Agency: 2023 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 209
- College: Michigan State
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 4, #102 overall (Football Team)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $21,000,000 (10.60% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $40,000,000 (19.56% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.90
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- Contract Value: $66,000,000 ($33,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $61,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 7/114 at QB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | $9,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $21,000,000 | 10.6% |
| 2021 📝 March 19: 2022 base salary becomes fully guaranteed | 33 | $21,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $31,000,000 | 17.2% |
| 2022 | 34 | $35,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $45,000,000 | 19.8% |
| Total | $65,500,000 | $31,500,000 | $30,500,000 | $97,000,000 |
Contract Notes
Kirk Cousins signed a two year contract extension with the Vikings worth $66 million on March 16, 2020. Cousins at the time of signing had one year remaining on his old contract worth $30 million making the total package worth $96 million over three years. $61 million is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $30 million signing bonus and Cousins 2020 and 2021 base salaries. If Cousins in on the Vikings roster on the 3rd day of the 2021 league year his 2022 salary, which is currently guaranteed for injury, will become fully guaranteed. The move saved the Vikings $10 million in 2020 cap room.
Career APY: $15,607,699
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Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Drafted | Expired | 2012 | 4 | $2,572,688 | $643,172 | $472,688 | $2,572,688 | 100.0% | $643,172 |
| Redskins | Franchise | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | 100.0% | $19,953,000 |
| Redskins | Franchise | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | 100.0% | $23,943,600 |
| Vikings | UFA | Renegotiated | 2018 | 3 | $84,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $84,000,000 | $54,000,000 | 64.3% | $27,000,000 |
| Vikings | Extension | Active | 2020 | 2 | $66,000,000 | $33,000,000 | $61,000,000 | $40,000,000 | 60.6% | $40,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6 | $46,469,288 | $7,744,881 | $46,469,288 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 3 | $94,000,000 | $31,333,333 | $74,000,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Redskins | $390,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $508,172 | 0.4% | $862,688 |
| 2013 | Redskins | $480,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $598,172 | 0.5% | $480,000 |
| 2014 | Redskins | $570,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $688,172 | 0.5% | $570,000 |
| 2015 | Redskins | $660,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $778,172 | 0.5% | $660,000 |
| 2016 | Redskins | $19,953,000 | $0 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | 12.3% | $19,953,000 |
| 2017 | Redskins | $23,943,600 | $0 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | 13.5% | $23,943,600 |
| 2018 | Vikings | $22,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $24,000,000 | 12.6% | $26,000,000 |
| 2019 | Vikings | $27,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $29,000,000 | 15.1% | $28,000,000 |
| 2020 | Vikings | $9,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $21,000,000 | 10.6% | $40,000,000 |
| 2021 | Vikings | $21,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $31,000,000 | 17.2% | $21,000,000 |
| 2022 | Vikings | $35,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $45,000,000 | 19.8% | $35,000,000 |
| Total | $161,496,600 | $34,972,688 | $124,396,600 | $196,469,288 | $196,469,288 | ||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2012 | 3 | -- | -- | 9.2% | 0.0% | 33/48 | 68.8% | 466 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 101.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 81/155 | 52.3% | 854 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 58.4 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 126/204 | 61.8% | 1710 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 86.4 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.9% | 0.0% | 379/543 | 69.8% | 4166 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 101.6 | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 406/606 | 67% | 4917 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 97.2 | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.6% | 0.0% | 327/503 | 65% | 3935 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 98.5 | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 425/606 | 70.1% | 4298 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 99.7 | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 94.8% | 0.0% | 307/444 | 69.1% | 3603 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 107.4 | 31 | 63 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 349/516 | 67.6% | 4265 | 35 | 13 | 39 | 105.0 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $31,099,000 | $33,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $31,099,000 | $33,000,000 |
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