Kirk Cousins has secured yet another massive contract.
Cousins agreed to sign with the Atlanta Falcons and Tom Pelissero reports that the two sides have agreed to a four-year deal worth worth $180 million. Cousins will get a $50 million signing bonus and $100 million guaranteed.
Cousins has already made well over $200 million in his career by playing under short-term deals. He played under the franchise tag twice in 2016 and 2017 before signing a three-year, $85 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. The deal was the first ever fully guaranteed contract in NFL history.
Prior to the 2020 season, Cousins signed a two-year, $66 million extension with the Vikings that included $61 million guaranteed. He played under a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed contract last season.
There was a report in February that the Vikings did not want to sign Cousins to another short-term deal. They also may not have been comfortable giving him $100 million fully guaranteed given that he is 35 and coming off Achilles surgery.
Even after suffering a major injury, Cousins was still able to land a massive deal. He also has strong ties to the Atlanta area, so he has to be pleased with how things turned out.
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