Kirk Cousins left money on the table in declining Jets offer
Quarterback Kirk Cousins signed a three-year, $84 million, fully guaranteed deal with the Minnesota Vikings this offseason, but he could have signed with the New York Jets for even more.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reported in March that Cousins was going to have the process of reaching a decision in free agency filmed, and part one of the series is now available on the Vikings’ official website.
Shalise Manza Young of Yahoo Sports broke it down, noting Cousins told his wife, Julie, the Jets offered a fully guaranteed contract of three years and $90 million.
Rather than sign it, the Michigan State product explained that his agent, Mike McCartney, could use the offer as leverage and go to the Vikings to get a better deal than the $25 million a year they were offering at the time.
He ultimately signed the contract that gives him $28 million annually on a fully guaranteed basis, pointing to the ideal fit in Minnesota as one deciding factor.
“We want the money to be guaranteed,” Cousins said in the documentary. “My preference would be to get a fully guaranteed contract or do one-year deals.”
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