Kirk Cousins gave up $6 million from the Jets but used their monster, $90 million offer to get more from the Vikings

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August 29, 2018 8:02 PM

Kirk Cousins singed with the Minnesota Vikings for $84 million guaranteed this past offseason, and used a competing offer from the Jets to raise his price.

Kirk Cousins was one of the marquee signings of the NFL offseason, joining the Minnesota Vikings on a huge, fully guaranteed $84 million contract.
In a documentary released on the Vikings website, Cousins revealed that he might not have gotten as much money from Minnesota had it not been for a competing offer from the New York Jets.
The Jets were willing to give Cousins a $90 million deal, but after Minnesota upped their offer, he decided to join the Vikings rather than take the biggest deal on the table.

Kirk Cousins set a new high mark for quarterback contracts in the NFL when he signed his three-year, fully guaranteed deal worth $84 million with the Minnesota Vikings.

The fully-guaranteed contract set a new standard for top-tier quarterbacks, but it might not have been as valuable if Cousins and his camp hadn't had the help of a competing offer from the New York Jets worth even more money.

In a documentary covering Cousins' journey through free agency that was posted to the Vikings website, Cousins and his agent Mike McCartney revealed that Minnesota's original offer was for a three-year deal worth $25 million annually. Cousins then got an offer from the Jets worth $30 million a year, giving his camp an opportunity to raise his price to other teams.

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