Kirk Cousins has served as the proverbial punching bag for the Minnesota Vikings’ dire salary cap situation, but no man rope-a-dopes harder than the 33-year-old quarterback that seems to always catch his second wind when it’s time to do business.
Vikings fans, let me introduce you to Mercenary Kirk.
That’s clearly the version of the three-time NFL Pro Bowler Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is going to come face-to-face with when the team approaches him for a restructured contract. The notion that Cousins would rush to give the organization a significant team-friendly discount is laughable at this point.