4 years?!? This dude is a magician

How does he do it

Business GOAT.

You _like that?!_

Probably just Church. Not Christ, just some church.

Play at a top level for several years?

He's coming off a season ending injury and is 35, 36 to start the season

Kirk keeps in tremendous shape, in the Netflix documentary, he showed off the work he put in. I have little doubts he'll bounce back with little drop off

I agree. I think he is massively underrated by most nfl fans

Agreed. Every player who's "only good in the regular season" is always one deep playoff run away from shutting that storyline down forever and making it seem silly in hindsight. Fig. 1: Matt Stafford.

Or Payton Manning. Hard to imagine now that the narrative ever existed that he couldn’t get it done in the playoffs

He's also been a steady top 10 QB, and if there's any position that can play into their 40's, its QB's.

TBF, he was playing at a very high level pre-injury. Was an outside contender for MVP

“Pre-injury” is the operative word there.

🤷🏻‍♂️it’s not like they can just go sign Mahomes. Either he performs better than their QB situation in 23 or they are in a position to draft a QB high in the next couple years

Agent of the Year, easily.

Agent of the decade. Dude always get his guy paid.

Kirk gets himself paid. He’s good as shit.

He is also going to be 36 when the season starts and just tore his Achilles. That agent is a magician.

The agent used the magic trick of showing them Kirk highlights and then switching to showing Ridder/Heineke lowlights and not saying a word.

Just keeps tapping the top of the TV.

*averting eyes* "god ok fine we'll pay him, just PLEASE make it stop"

People always shit on Kirk but I've been watching him play well above average QB for a fucking decade. He gets no respect but he gets cash money.

$100M guaranteed. 1st two years salary is $45M. If he stinks then we pay him $10M to go away in 2026. Essentially a 2-year deal. I'm surprisingly okay with this.

We will be itching to extend it in two years.

The key is to fight that itch.

Money Magician

Find a desperate team and owner who just watched Desmond Ridder for an entire season.

All things are possibly through Julie’s love so write that down

Send him to any conflict in the world and there will be peace by the end of the week.

OH MY GOD 4 YEARS ? IM SCARED

guaranteed money really the only thing that matters. nvm its kirk he got paid

Bro they're actually about to give $100M+ guaranteed to a 36 year old QB coming off of an Achilles Put Kirk's agent in Canton

Generational Bag-getter.

Mr. Bag Collector.

Mr. Big Contracts

Mr. Bills Counter

Mr Better Contract

Mr. Booming Commerce

Mr. Bigger Chainz

His agent knows the market, it's a severe drop off after Kirk and the Falcons are a competent QB away from being playoff contenders

Technically you were only a few bad breaks away from the playoffs last year lmao

Doubt it’s less than $150 mill he supposedly had $76 mill for 2 from the Vikings

Could be like $150M with $100M guaranteed. Edit: indeed. $180M with $100M guaranteed. $90M in first 2 years and $10M in 2026.

Close, its $180M with $100M guaranteed

Omfg, yeah… thanks for the memories, Kirko

His agent gives GMs fever dreams

Kirk really gonna end his career with 350 mil in earnings and have 1 playoff win to show for it. He might be the biggest con artist of all time.

He took on a lot of risk throughout his career to maximize his earnings. Looking at raw numbers in hindsight is a poor way of evaluating value.

Tbf it's not like he was even close to holding Minnesota back, at least not the last couple years

YOU LIKE THAT

That's my neGOATiator, he's absolutely untouchable when it comes to contracts lmao

You're getting middle aged Kirk, the best kind of Kirk

The league isn’t ready for Dad Strength Kirk

GOAT Agent

All completely guaranteed? Shh just let it happen

I would be more than somewhat OK with that.

Imma imagine ya'll have an out after 2 years...but the guaranteed money the first couple years would be big.

Kirk doesn’t exactly negotiate “outs” into his deals. Curious to see the terms.

coming off the injury he has and he's not as young as the last time, I think for more guaranteed money in the front he may give them an out after 2, but one that'll lock them in for 3 and 4 if they want in. We'll know soon.

4 is killer. 3 is too much. Guarantees will be interesting

That probably takes you guys out of the drafting a QB market. That overlapping with a full length rookie contract reduces some of the pressure to trade up for teams like Min, Den, LV.

I’m glad that drake London and Kyle pitts will have some competence throwing them the football

no more excuses or places to hide for those 2, now. its time to ball out and prove it.

We'll finally get to see if Pitts is the real deal or not.

Didn’t the man put up over 1000 yards as a rookie TE? I’m fairly sure he’s real

Most teams would be thrilled to have London. With a QB and a competent play-caller he will be fine.

Justin Fields is getting cut at this point lmao

To the Vikings.

I don't understand why we wouldn't trade him in division. If we think he isn't good enough for us, why would we hate seeing him twice a year? We know his weaknesses better than anyone.

I think the issue is no one else thinks he's good enough either

Many in the media and fanbase assume we wouldn't trade him in division for some reason. I have no idea if Minny find him good enough or not, but for us to just not trade him in division if they're willing to give us picks is silly.

Well Detroit and Green Bay obviously don't need QBs. But of all the teams that need(ed) a QB this offseason, Minnesota probably makes the least sense schematically anyways. KOC wants a pocket passer, not another Josh Dobbs. I think it's just a free headline to say "he's not going to Minnesota for [literally any reason]."

Yeah, that's a much more reasonable explanation for why there would be no interest. My guess is Minnesota goes for JJ McCarthy.

McNabb him

Yep we rarely trade within the division. It says a lot of what the Eagles thought of McNabb to trade him to Washington

Oh god, don’t remind me of that. That trade was so dumb.

The thing about trades is you need a trade partner

Not making a trade because it's in division is stupid anyways. You get the best offer you take the best offer.

Honestly, I think the Bears are the team that thinks he has the most potential.

Better learn Minnesotan, buddy

ope gonna sneak out this pocket here

ope sorry about that \*as he breaks a linebackers ankles\*

Oh dontcha know, we’re having a fish fry on lake Minnetonka.

Not enough opes

"Ope, beep beep! Lemme scoot right past yuh."

I think they should just accept it and move him for a 4th-5th. His market seems to be dead

I don’t think we’re getting offered that at this point. He flat out sucks and everyone except a weird portion of Twitter knows that

I’m glad to know some Bears are on the level with this - I’ve been getting killed for even mentioning he may not be a franchise guy over the past few weeks.

I am the biggest Fields hater in the world (as a player, as a person he’s great). I thought his trade value months ago was a 3rd, maybe a 2nd. I’m honestly surprised his value will be this low given Trey Lance went for a 4th… But this QB offseason is insane. You have so many veteran free agent QBs and a crazy deep QB draft class. Raiders took our former OC, which takes them out of the Fields running. Market dried up quick.

Trey Lance in this case may benefit from being injured. He’s more of an unknown that still has crazy amounts of hype coming out of college, just with a lack of experience

Absolutely this. Lance MAY still actually be good cuz there’s so little film of him, whereas we know Fields is bad.

It’s so funny that no GMs seem to want him yet there are still JF1 truthers advocating to trade down draft MHJ n build around this bum

The clearest sign the Bears should pass on Caleb and build around Fields is that literally nobody wants to part with anything to acquire him.

POLITE MAN GET PAID

You LIKE THAT !

holy shit cant believe this is happening. end of the wild Kirk era

Grass is always greener… wait, no it’s not lol

JJ McCarthy SZN

Frankly if you think Jittery JJ will beat out The Darnold in the Minnesota primaries you are in for a shock!

JJeb! McCarthy

Please clap

Back to the ol’ QB carousel. Here’s to hoping it goes better than the 30+ years before Kirk!

I hear Fields is available

Plz, take him

Somehow, Christian ponder returned.

The prospect of Williams, Maye, Daniels, and McCarthy being gone and us taking a shitty leftover QB because we put ourselves in a desperate position JUST LIKE THE PONDER YEAR has me absofuckinglutely terrified

I swear to god if we take JJ at 11 I will take a nice long bath in the crystal clear waters of Lake Minnetonka. Give me Michael Pratt in the 4th and use the 11th overall on someone good

cant possibly go tits up right????

guh

Fuck it. Throw everything we got at a draft pick. If we're going down, let's make it a dumpster fire!

Until Kirk beats the Vikings in the NFCCG because the Vikings miss a game-winning FG or something.

I’m just happy it’s over (this whole circus). I’ll miss the man, for sure.

Kirk Cousins is the GOAT of free agency

He's the King of Betting on Himself.

4 years for a guy coming off a torn achilles oh lord

Woah woah woah

It's okay. Kirk Cousins is known for his elite athleticism. Even if he loses a step or two, he'll be fine.

Can’t wait for that first hurdle on the repaired achilles.

If he dies he dies, I’m guessing is how his agent sold it to Atlanta.

Still better than Desmond Ritter.

Well so am I but nobody's giving me 4 years

Get a better agent!

One of Kirks most/only glaring weaknesses has been not being able to handle pressure up the middle, and now he is likely at least little less mobile.

> not being able to handle pressure up the middle So the same as literally every single non-mobile QB in league history. That's Tom Brady's greatest weakness too.

But one major difference, Tom has wonderful Achilles tendons.

I’d take Kirk on one leg over whatever tf they had going on in their QB room before

They’re paying him exclusively in Kohl’s cash.

Will Kohls or Kirk last longer with this deal?

Moms and Grandmas over 50 absolutely fuck with Kohls still tbh lol

I love Kohls... I don't shop there, but they make returning Amazon purchases really easy.

Fields get ready to speak Canadian buddy ^/s

I think yall are the next best odds to get him, so good luck if that happens

No shot he reunites with Getsy

But how funny would it be?

Imagine him paired with Getsy's offense? 🔥🔥

I honestly wouldn't hate it if we didn't have Getsy as our OC.

It’s not gonna happen for that exact reason. Getsy makes Fields to Raiders a non starter.

Four years to a 35 (soon-to-be 36) year old that's not Tom Brady, coming off an Achilles tear. That's a bold strategy, Cotton! Let's see if it pays off for 'em.

36 coming off a torn Achilles? Guaranteed is all that matters I suppose.

> Guaranteed is all that matters I suppose. Yeah and I'm sure Kirk's agent knows that too. When 2 teams want a guy, my bet is the player is getting some decent guarantees on his money.

$100M guaranteed. First two years salary is $45M. If he stinks then we pay him $10M to go away in 2026.

Given Kirk's reputation he likely got his

#LIL KIRKO CHAINZZ IN THE ATL

[удалено]

4 years??? Oh falcons baby what are you doing

If you weren’t with us at 7-10, don’t bother coming at 8-9 🦅 🦅 🦅

Hey buddy, that record wins the division

Woah last I checked 9-8 wins it

For all the NFC South slander, they won more playoff games than the NFC East!

Not quite :(

Not starting Sam Darnold week 1

It's essentially only a 2-year deal. $100M guaranteed. First two years salary is $45M. If he stinks then we pay him $10M to go away in 2026. It's not as bad as it looks at first glance.

Gave that man a full Presidential term.

Who tf is this guy

Kirks agent.

Literally us, Kirk Cousins.

Kirk’s cousins

Who's his source then?

It's always funny when agents report on deals as if they're in the know. Like just because you personally negotiated the deal and saw Kirk sign it doesn't mean you know more than us redditors do, smh my head

So would you say he's credible or nah?

>Christ follower who loves his wife, 4 children, & football

Just fell to my knees on a pew

Man, Kirk is always on brand isn’t he? Even when he hired his agent, lol.

Everyone always asks, “who tf is this guy” but never “how tf is this guy” 😔

His agent

Former QB for the Vikings and Commanders.

Kirk's agent. Or at least has the same name as Kirk's agent.

Paul McCartney, ever heard of him?

I'm 90% sure it's Kirk's agent. Same name as Kirk's agent at least

4. YEARS?! YOU LIKE THAT!?

yo, your shit formatted weird and says 1 years

Prob put a "." after the 4. Reddit thinks it's a list.

**ONE YEARS**

Is this real?

We won the Justin Fields sweep stakes––(not having Justin Fields)

Damn yall just avoided deshaun a few years ago too wtf. You cant keep getting away with this!

Is he just excited for it or did it happen

I really need his agent to negotiate my next apartment lease

Drake London about to be a household name this season

Vikings fans who have been bitching about Cousins for years are about to find out how good they actually had it.

I mean Kirk is a great quarterback but I am absolutely OK with my team not giving a 35-year-old quarterback coming off an ACL tear four years and $180 million…

Achilles**

As a Falcons fan who lived through fans bitching about Matt Ryan, I 100% understand. Don't know what you had until they're gone.

Can’t wait. Those fools forget what is was like before Cousins. I’d been a fan since 2007 and Kirk was the first great QB we’ve had for sustained seasons.

Y'all are hating but as a certified Dirty Bird hater, this is more than enough to win them the division. Kirko plus Bijan, Pitts, and London is more than enough to handle the division. The ONLY what if is his Achilles, but like i much rather take that chance than go with anybody else available rn, seeing as Baker is already signed

Felt disgusting upvoting a Saints fan but you're not wrong. Our 2 games a year are gonna more fun now (I miss the Ryan-Brees duels 😭)

Bro I’m so fucking glad Kirk is out of Minnesota.

The entire vikes sub is rejoicing right now. We'll see how this goes, but I'm not exactly optimistic for the future.

I’d be glad to not pay that money, but Kirk was by far and away the best option available. Minnesota regresses with no Kirk. Gonna have to hope they hit on a rookie.

Good luck convincing the vikings sub that.

4 years 2-3 fully guaranteed?

Falcons are gonna be a fun team this year. Excited to see the offense unleashed

Its time to get back to true "FALCONS FOOTBALL". As a lifelong fan, that is not simply being a bad team like the last 6 years, no no no, that is too easy to tune out and not get your heart broken. For true Falcons football we must be a good team, so your hope can be raised, you are Charlie Brown running to kick the football..... and then it is pulled out and you trip and bust your head, your heart breaks, your soul is crushed and your dick only gets hard when the saints lose. That my friend is true "FALCONS FOOTBALL"

A subset of our fanbase is going to find out really quickly ( Last season doesn't count) Why cousins was so important, And their constant complaints against him were stupid. The second half of last year isn't a great SnapShot of his value, his salary was still on The books, so a true no-Cousins experience was missing a deeper team in lieu of that salary....... so we could have been more well-rounded. But yeah Even with a deeper line presence, I don't foresee a journeyman or a rookie making up anything close to his production when healthy. This is going to be rough.

BANGGGGG

Schefter is washed

With all of Kirks grills/chains he was destined to go to Atlanta. It is written.

Kirks agent deserves a raise.

Are the Falcons still gonna get all 8 other QBs in free agency like all the talking heads have been saying for months now?