The quarterback returns via a deadline-day trade from the Raiders, reuniting with coach Kevin O'Connell ahead of a matchup at Green Bay.
Kirk Cousins is back with the Minnesota Vikings after not quite three years away, the result of a deadline-day trade with the Las Vegas Raiders that sent the quarterback-needy Vikings back to a familiar face. Cousins arrived at Vikings headquarters Wednesday and talked up his comfort level with coach Kevin O'Connell's offense, noting the two have a deep understanding of each other after their previous years together.
"Kevin knows what I do well. Kevin knows what I don't do well. Kevin knows what I can handle. Kevin knows what I can't handle," Cousins said. "And I think that helps. Not just that he knows your strengths, but that he knows your weaknesses."
O'Connell did not commit to Cousins starting Sunday against Green Bay.
The move has family buy-in too. Cousins said his wife picked up their kids from school and laid out the situation plainly: dad got traded to the Vikings. Their response, according to Cousins, was simply "Let's go."
Former Vikings great Fran Tarkenton also weighed in, telling KSTP's Darren Wolfson the reunion was "the greatest thing that could have happened to us," pointing to a Minnesota team with strong defense but no offensive answers before Cousins' return.