# Kirk Cousins’ agent due massive payday after Minnesota trade

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kirk-cousins-agent-due-massive-payday-after-minnesota-trade/
- Published: 2026-11-11T02:34:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T05:36:31+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/kirk-cousins-vikings-trade-big-payday-falcons-raiders/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Cousins returns to Minnesota as the Vikings seek a quarterback solution.
- Three teams will pay him this season.
- The Raiders are turning to rookie Fernando Mendoza.

## Summary

Kirk Cousins is returning to the Minnesota Vikings after the team sought a replacement for struggling quarterback Carson Wentz. The move gives the 6-2 Vikings an experienced option as they try to strengthen their push for the season’s remaining games.

Cousins is due to receive money from three teams this season: Atlanta owes him $8.7 million under a clause in his former contract, Las Vegas paid him $659,180 of the $1.3 million it owed, and Minnesota will pay about $650,000 for its final nine regular-season games. His return follows a 23-6 defeat to Buffalo, in which Wentz completed 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards and threw two interceptions. The Raiders, meanwhile, plan to turn to rookie Fernando Mendoza.

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