Contrary to reports, Kirk Cousins said that the Vikings never told him they would draft a quarterback in the first round, even if he stayed in Minnesota.
When Kirk Cousins left the Minnesota Vikings in March, multiple reports indicated the team told him they would possibly select a quarterback in the NFL Draft, even if he had stayed. Cousins, however, disputed those reports. The new Atlanta Falcons quarterback said the Vikings didn't tell him that they planned to draft a quarterback when they were still negotiating a new deal, he told The Athletic's 'Scoop City' podcast.
'I just felt it had been — and was going to be — basically one year, one year, one year,' Cousins said about his contract situation with the Vikings. 'I felt like, ‘Yeah, maybe I do want to play in Minnesota another five or six years, but it's going to be on one-year contracts.' That's the plan they've chosen that they wanted to walk. I thought, ‘OK, I don't really want to do that. I'll do it if it's my only option.
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