Kirk Cousins seems to take a pass regarding showing support for embattled head coach Mike Zimmer. Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

Kirk Cousins gives interesting response to questions about Mike Zimmer

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 1/9/22

Rumors continue to fly regarding the future of Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer. Kirk Cousins may have inadvertently added fuel to the fire Sunday with his response to them.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback was asked about chatter about Zimmer’s potential firing, and he passed on commenting. The only thing Cousins really said was that the outside noise about Zimmer’s future did not matter in the locker room.

#Vikings QB Kirk Cousins declines to answer when asked if he wants Mike Zimmer back and says: "The noise may be loud for your guys" regarding rumors on Zimmer's future.

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) January 9, 2022

In general, it’s a pretty bad sign when a quarterback turns down the chance to publicly back his head coach. Most players will at least offer a partial defense of a struggling coach, so it sticks out in instances where that pointedly does not happen.

In this case, however, it might be less surprising. At times, it has seemed like Zimmer did not really have faith in Cousins as his quarterback. It’s certainly plausible that Cousins isn’t all that enamored with Zimmer, either.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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