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The #Vikings are signing Pro Bowl QB Kirk Cousins to a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed extension that puts him under contract through 2023, per sources.

Cousins gets a raise to $40 million in 2022, $55 million payable by next March and a no-trade clause.

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@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/MikeMcCartney7/status/1503153321292742659?cxt=HHwWhoDS6en-otwpAAAA

Who the hell is Mike McCartney…???  =) 

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Not what I wanted or advocated for but now....GO KIRK!!!

I know others will disagree but I really don't think there were very many serious calls and our hand was kind of forced.  But that is all opinion. 

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@"Kentis" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/MikeMcCartney7/status/1503153321292742659?cxt=HHwWhoDS6en-otwpAAAA

Who the hell is Mike McCartney…???  =) 



This guys Brother in law...

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Ho Hum...

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@"kmillard" said: Ho Hum...
Same

Can you feel the excitment!!!!

Me neither :)

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@"minny65" said:
@"kmillard" said: Ho Hum...
Same

Can you feel the excitment!!!!

Me neither :)



Feels like new boss same as the old boss..

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Welcome to the death of hope.  My one dim light is that the Vikings draft a QB in '23, train him for a year under Kirk, then shove Cousins overboard.  Oh, and draft an RB either this year or nest and have Dalvin walk the plank in '23 because his cap hit is going to be ridiculous then. 

And now we've got $6.25 mil cap hits already on the books for '24 and '25 even if Cousins is gone.  Yippee.

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@"kmillard" said:


Feels like new boss same as the old boss..


There's no way I'm passing up that straight line  B)

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@"RS Express" said: Welcome to the death of hope.  My one dim light is that the Vikings draft a QB in '23, train him for a year under Kirk, then shove Cousins overboard.  Oh, and draft an RB either this year or nest and have Dalvin walk the plank in '23 because his cap hit is going to be ridiculous then. 

And now we've got $6.25 mil cap hits already on the books for '24 and '25 even if Cousins is gone.  Yippee.


Yea and his dead cap hit for 2023 is now almost 50 million!

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@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/NickOlsonNFL/status/1503163819681591296?cxt=HHwWgMC59fThp9wpAAAA


Manageable hit for both years. And dead money in '24 ain't bad either. Hit went from 1st to 6th in '22 and 7th in '23. Vikings can now hopefully re-do Hunter, pull even more money out, and sign some defensive help. 

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This works. It's smart. Money to spend elsewhere. I didn't think they were going to move on from him yet. We'll see how this works out. 

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Then there is this guy:

Current ContractTom Brady signed a 1 year, $25,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $25,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $25,000,000. In 2022, Brady will earn a base salary of $8,925,000, a signing bonus of $15,000,000, a roster bonus of $1,470,588 and a incentive bonus of $1,875,000, while carrying a cap hit of $20,270,588 and a dead cap value of $15,000,000.

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It's probably the best that could be expected.  Dump Pierce (save $10mm on cap), and the increase in Cap space is an additional $25mm.  Then let the spending begin.

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