Kirk Cousins is making family bread in 2021.The Vikings quarterback cashed
Jerome Brown Jersey in on a big-money deal in 2018, signing an NFL first fully guaranteed contract, which turned out to be le s of an indicator of the future of NFL busine s.Cousins has delivered more good than bad results since signing that deal: While with Minnesota, Cousins has thrown 116 touchdowns to 32 interceptions, but a slightly disappointed 30-28-1 record as start to go with those numbers.MORE: Now, Cousins' contract remains something of an anomaly acro s the league, even though he set a very interesting precedent in his deal. Since then, quarterbacks have gotten paid more than Cousins, but not quite with the machinations of what he's got on paper.Here's everything you need to know about Cousins' contract:How much does Kirk Cousins make?Cousins signed acontract extension in March 2020, keeping him pinned in Minnesota through the end of the 2022 season.The contract Cousins signed was worth $66 million total over two years.Average annual salary : $33million2021base salary: $21millionTotal contract value: $150million (2018 and 2020 contracts combined)Fully guaranteed : $150millionCousins signed
Brian Westbrook Jersey with the Vikings prior to the start of the 2018 NFL season after spending the first six years of his career with Washington. During free agency, he was down to two teams: The Vikings and Jets.The Jets reportedly offered , which was also fully guaranteed. Cousins would elect to sign with the Vikings for a le ser contract.Kirk Cousins contractIn March 2018, Cousins signed a three-year deal worth a total of $84 million. While the yearly rate isn't exceptional for a QB, it was
Jake Elliott Jersey the NFL's first ever fully guaranteed contract, making the deal historic.Prior to the expiration of Cousins' contract in 2020, he signed a contract extension in March 2020, keeping him locked in Minnesota through the 2022 season. The extension was also fully guaranteed and gave him a bit of a salary bump.Here are Cousins' yearly salaries courtesy of OverTheCap:Year Age Base salary Guaranteed salary Prorated bonus Cap number Cap % 201830$22.5 million$22.5 million$1.5 million$24 million13.5%201931$27.5 million$27.5 million$1.5 million$
Nigel Bradham Jersey 29 million15.4%202032$9.5 million$21 million$11.5 million$21 million10.6%202133$21 million$21 million$10 million$31 million16.6%202234$35 million$35 million$10 million$45 million21.2%The contract also comes with some incentives, per Spotrac: Win Super Bowl: $500,000 Win Super Bowl and rank in top eight in points: $1 million Win Super Bowl and rank in top five in points: $1.5 million Win Super Bowl and rank in top three in
Derek Barnett Jersey points: $2 millionNFL's highest-paid quarterbacksThere was a time when the Vikings pa ser was among the highest paid in the NFL, but now, Cousins, maybe surprisingly, actually doesn't rank in the top 5 of NFL quarterbacks and their contracts.Here arethe highest paid QBs by AAV:RankPlayerAverage annual value1Patrick Mahomes$45 million2Josh Allen$43 million3Dak Prescott$40 million4Deshaun Watson$39 milllion5Ru sell Wilson$35 millionT-6Aaron Rodgers$33.5 millionT-6Jared Goff$33.5 million8Kirk Cousins$33 million9Carson Wentz$32 million10Matt Ryan$30 million
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