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Albert Breer

Kirk Cousins Wins Big Betting on Himself

Time to dive in, and recap a few items on the first couple of days of free agency …

• It is a little ridiculous to think Kirk Cousins just fell into the money he’s made. But I know that sentiment is out there, so I figured, in the wake of the ex-Viking procuring a four-year, $180 million deal in Atlanta, this would be a good time to kill that narrative.

Cousins’s earning power isn’t a result of luck. Rather, it’s the result of him betting on himself.

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