Age: 35
Free Agency: 2024 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 11
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 209
- College: Michigan State
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 4, #102 overall (Commanders)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $20,250,000 (9.15% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $30,000,000 (13.85% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.48
- Contract Value: $35,000,000 ($35,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $70,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 15/97 at QB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 | $5,000,000 | $16,416,668 | $10,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $31,416,668 | 15.0% | |||||
| 2023
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 35 | $10,000,000 | $10,250,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $20,250,000 | 9.2% | |||||
| 2024
March 15: Contract voids
| 36 | Void | $10,250,000 | Void | Void | $28,500,000 | 10.6% | |||||
| 2025 | 37 | Void | $10,250,000 | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2026 | 38 | Void | $4,000,000 | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2027 | 39 | Void | $4,000,000 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $15,000,000 | $55,166,668 | $10,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $80,166,668 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Kirk Cousins signed a two year contract extension with the Vikings worth $66 million on March 16, 2020. Cousins at the time of signing had one year remaining on his old contract worth $30 million making the total package worth $96 million over three years. $61 million is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $30 million signing bonus and Cousins 2020 and 2021 base salaries. If Cousins in on the Vikings roster on the 3rd day of the 2021 league year his 2022 salary, which is currently guaranteed for injury, will become fully guaranteed. The move saved the Vikings $10 million in 2020 cap room.
Cousins signed a one year extension for $35 million in 2022. We are estimating the numbers at the time but based on reports the extension should save the Vikings $13.75 million in cap space for 2022. Cousins has a no trade clause for 2023 and added two additional void years for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $5,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $5,000,000 | $35,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $201,469,288
Career APY: $18,315,390
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Drafted | Expired | 2012 | 4 | $2,572,688 | $643,172 | $472,688 | $2,572,688 | 100.0% | $643,172 |
| Redskins | Franchise | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | 100.0% | $19,953,000 |
| Redskins | Franchise | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | 100.0% | $23,943,600 |
| Vikings | UFA | Extended | 2018 | 3 | $84,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $84,000,000 | $54,000,000 | 64.3% | $27,000,000 |
| Vikings | Extension | Extended | 2020 | 2 | $66,000,000 | $33,000,000 | $61,000,000 | $61,000,000 | 92.4% | $30,500,000 |
| Vikings | Extension | Active | 2022 | 1 | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $70,000,000 | $40,000,000 | 114.3% | $40,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders | 6 | $46,469,288 | $7,744,881 | $46,469,288 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 5 | $155,000,000 | $31,000,000 | $136,583,334 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Redskins | $390,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $0 | $508,172 | 0.4% | $862,688 | ||
| 2013 | Redskins | $480,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $0 | $598,172 | 0.5% | $480,000 | ||
| 2014 | Redskins | $570,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $0 | $688,172 | 0.5% | $570,000 | ||
| 2015 | Redskins | $660,000 | $118,172 | $0 | $0 | $778,172 | 0.5% | $660,000 | ||
| 2016 | Redskins | $19,953,000 | $0 | $0 | $19,953,000 | $19,953,000 | 12.3% | $19,953,000 | ||
| 2017 | Redskins | $23,943,600 | $0 | $0 | $23,943,600 | $23,943,600 | 13.5% | $23,943,600 | ||
| 2018 | Vikings | $22,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $22,500,000 | $24,000,000 | 12.6% | $26,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | Vikings | $27,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $27,500,000 | $29,000,000 | 15.1% | $28,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Vikings | $9,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $21,000,000 | 10.6% | $40,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Vikings | $21,000,000 | $10,166,666 | $0 | $21,000,000 | $31,166,666 | 16.7% | $21,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Vikings | $5,000,000 | $16,416,668 | $10,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $31,416,668 | 15.0% | $40,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Vikings | $10,000,000 | $10,250,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $20,250,000 | 9.2% | $30,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Vikings | $0 | $10,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $28,500,000 | 10.6% | $0 | ||
| 2025 | Vikings | $0 | $10,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | Vikings | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Vikings | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $141,496,600 | $80,306,022 | $10,000,000 | $149,396,600 | $231,802,622 | $231,469,288 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2012 | 3 | -- | -- | 9.2% | 0.0% | 33/48 | 68.8% | 466 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 101.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 81/155 | 52.3% | 854 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 58.4 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 126/204 | 61.8% | 1710 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 86.4 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.9% | 0.0% | 379/543 | 69.8% | 4166 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 101.6 | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 406/606 | 67% | 4917 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 97.2 | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.6% | 0.0% | 327/503 | 65% | 3935 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 98.5 | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 425/606 | 70.1% | 4298 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 99.7 | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 94.8% | 0.0% | 307/444 | 69.1% | 3603 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 107.4 | 31 | 63 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 349/516 | 67.6% | 4265 | 35 | 13 | 39 | 105.0 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.3% | 0.0% | 372/561 | 66.3% | 4221 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 103.1 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 95.4% | 0.0% | 424/643 | 65.9% | 4547 | 29 | 14 | 46 | 92.5 | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 64/88 | 72.7% | 708 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 114.2 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $43,037,000 | $35,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $43,037,000 | $35,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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