Vikings trade for Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins at deadline
The gist
The Minnesota Vikings traded a 2027 third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Cousins returns to Minnesota, where he started from 2018 to 2023, pending a physical.
How it unfolded
- Apr 6, 2026The Raiders sign quarterback Kirk Cousins in free agency.
- Oct 12, 2026Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak says Cousins remains the starter despite No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza's debut in Week 5.
- Oct 26, 2026Kubiak again backs Cousins, who leads the NFL with 16 touchdown passes and ranks third with 1,877 passing yards.
Key terms
- third-round pick
- Selections in the NFL's annual player draft, which teams can use to choose players or trade.
- free agency
- A professional athlete who is not under contract with any team and is free to sign with another.
- physical
- A medical checkup in which a practitioner examines a patient for signs or symptoms of a condition.
Source: Wikipedia