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Sports Illustrated
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Conor Orr

Kirk Cousins Has Mastered the Art of Making NFL Owners Squirm

We cannot all be artists. We cannot all look cool while doing our jobs, says the sports writer with confidence. We cannot all be working on our novels, cradling our profound secrets about the human condition. We cannot all play guitar.

This is especially true when you look at someone like Kirk Cousins, who dresses like an assistant high school band teacher and only rents from the economy plus section of Enterprise. But he is also proof that words like cool and artist are subjective, especially when you apply them to one’s particular craft. And when it comes to making money and maximizing one’s situation, Cousins is Miles Davis.

Cousins played in eight games for the Vikings this past season before tearing his Achilles.

Julio Cortez/AP

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