Kirk Cousins’ elite bag-getting reaches new levels with Raiders’ trade back to Vikings

Kirk Cousins’ elite bag-getting reaches new levels with Raiders’ trade back to Vikings appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Kirk Cousins is getting paid not only by one, not two, but three NFL teams in the 2026 NFL season, as he’s now been traded by the Las Vegas Raiders to the Minnesota Vikings . Truly, the veteran quarterback has elite bag-getting skills. The Atlanta Falcons, who signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in 2024, are still paying the $8.7 million they owed the signal-caller for 2026. Meanwhile, the Raiders are going to pay Cousins the rest of the $1.3 million base salary in Cousins’ contract, not to mention the $10 million roster bonus in spring,as noted by Kevin Seifert of ESPN. After an awful performance under center by Carson Wentz in a 23-6 loss at home at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings apparently decided it was time to make phone calls in serious pursuit of a quarterback. Wentz passed for only 81 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions on a horrid 8-of-25 pass completions. He started in place of injured Week 1 starter Kyler Murray. The Vikings clearly needed a spark on offense, and they are hoping Cousins will be able to provide for them. Minnesota started the season with a 6-0 record before losing the next two. But even when they were winning, their offense didn’t look impressive. Before the trade, Cousins passed for 2,340 yards and 20 touchdowns against eight interceptions on a 64.1 percent completion rate through nine starts for the Raiders in 2026. Cousins previously played for six seasons with the Vikings from 2018 to 2022. Over that stretch, he racked up 23,265 passing yards and 171 touchdowns against 55 intercpetions through 88 games (all starts) and led the team to two playoff appearances. Related: Raiders’ John Spytek reveals how Kirk Cousins trade with Vikings came together Related: Kirk Cousins sends 4-word message to Vikings fans after Raiders trade