There it is. The Las Vegas Raiders are sending veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings in a deal that made too much sense for everyone involved to pass up.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Vikings are sending a 2027 third-round pick to Vegas in exchange for Cousins.
Trade: The Raiders are trading QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, per @rapsheet and me. pic.twitter.com/7Hxjt6TyR5
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10, 2026Kirk Cousins Has Been Traded to the Vikings
The last time Kirk Cousins played for the Minnesota Vikings was in 2023 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The next time will likely be on Sunday, when the Vikings take on the Packers at Lambeau Field.
Cousins returns to Minnesota after a two-plus-season absence, the place where he played from 2018-23 and had plenty of success. The veteran quarterback departed Minnesota in the spring of 2024 for a lucrative free-agent deal with the Falcons, who then drafted Michael Penix Jr. in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. After two seasons in Atlanta, Cousins moved to Vegas, where the Raiders drafted Fernando Mendoza in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Aug 20, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) attempts a pass during the game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn ImagesCousins won the starting job in Vegas while Mendoza learned and waited in the wings. Still, with the opportunity to get a third-round pick to help build around Mendoza, the Raiders felt it was time to pass the torch to Mendoza, who will be the team’s starting quarterback moving forward.
For the Vikings, the Kyler Murray experiment has been underwhelming, and Carson Wentz has been pretty much unplayable this season. Back-to-back losses and a matchup with Green Bay at Lambeau on deck were enough to push them to trade for a quarterback, and Cousins made too much sense.
The third-rounder that Minnesota is sending to the Raiders is their own. They still have a third-rounder that belonged to the Eagles, who sent it to the Vikings in the Jonathan Greenard trade in April. Minnesota now has its own first-, second-, and third-round picks next spring, no fourth-round picks, and six picks in the fifth and sixth rounds. They’re also taking on a $10 million roster bonus due to Cousins next spring.
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