The Vikings have finally convinced the 35-year-old quarterback to agree to a $60 million contract extension.
After an atrocious three-game stretch, in which the team has averaged a meager 11 points per contest, the Vikings remain in the same place. Cousins is bound for free agency in March but has said publicly he wants to stay in Minnesota — and considering the 35-year-old QB was playing the best football of his life during his second season under head coach Kevin O’Connell, the Vikings should probably oblige.
If that is the franchise’s inclination, the question becomes one of money and time. How much should the Vikings pay Cousins on a new contract and what should the length of that agreement be The quarterback is going to have a significant amount of say in both matters with the leverage his play and subsequent absence have afforded him.
