Kirk Cousins



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We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Cousins hasn't used his legs as often in Minnesota as he did in Washington, which has been a factor in his 12th- and 15th-place finishes among QBs in fantasy during the past two seasons.

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In an unprovoked move, Griffen sounded off on Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and also the decision to build the offense around Cousins made by those higher up in the Vikings organization. Kirk Cousins Getty Images. But now Cousins will be sticking around in Minnesota, where he has completed 69.7 percent of his passes for 7,901 yards, 56 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in two seasons.

Kirk Cousins

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Family

Kirk Cousins was born on August 19th 1988 in Barrington, Illinois. Kirk’s father Don Cousins is a pastor. He played basketball, football and baseball during his high school years. Kirk is a major in kinesiology.

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Football career

Mark Dantonio who was the coach of Michigan State in 2007 offered a scholarship to Cousins and Cousins readily agreed. Kirk was recruited by the Spartans as a quarterback back up for Brian Hoyer. In the year 2009 Cousins was successful in leading the Michigan State with his own considerable success of 19 touchdowns and over 2,500 passing yards. His team was successful in beating the arch rivals Michigan Wolverines with a 4-0 record.

NFL career

In his first season in the NFL league, Cousins was recruited to Washington Redskins in the fourth round as a seventh choice. Kirk was selected as a backup for quarterback Griffin in case he was injured. Kirk was able to sign a contract for a term of four years with Red skins on May 31st 2012.

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In the preseasons, Cousin’s performance against Chicago Bears was notable with 3 touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. Even the Kirk’s efforts were not enough to seal off a victory against Chicago Bears who won the match 33-31. Kirk’s efforts in the final game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers were fruitful as the Redskins sealed off a victory. Kirk was able to complete 15 passes out of 27 for 222 yards. These efforts were enough for Kirk Cousins to snatch the quarterback position from starterRex Grossman.

His second appearance in the season was against Baltimore ravens when he was brought in to the game as a backup for injured Griffin. Kirk helped the Redskins to win a nail biter at the last minute. Kirk was awarded the Pepsi NFL Rookie for a week.

Kirk Cousins Stats

In 2013, Kirk Cousins was named as the quarterback for the whole season. Kirk performed fairly with 4 touchdowns and 854 passing yards.

Theinjury of Griffin in a match against Jackson Ville Jaguars came as a relief to kirk Cousins. Kirk was able to take the Redskins to decisive victory with two touchdowns and 250 passing yards. Kirk gave a poor performance against New York Giants with just one touchdown which led to the humiliating defeat of Redskins.

Kirk Cousins Stats

Cousins gave a solid performance on October 25th 2015 against Tampa Bay Buccaneers to seal an unexpected win to the Redskins. At one time Redskins were down with 24-0, cousins turned the tables to a 31-30 victory. Kirk also set a new franchise record with 33 completions in a game which is tied with Jason Campbell who achieved the feat in 2007. Cousins made a new record by throwing career high 4 touchdowns and posted a passer rating of 158 making him the first quarterback Redskin to achieve the feat since 1950.

Personal life

Kirk Cousins Wife

Kirk Cousins got married on June 28th 2014 to Julie Hampton. Kirk Cousins is a devoted Christian. He and his wife both are active on social media mainly on twitter. He is fondly called as “kirk captain” for his leadership qualities. Kirk Cousins has a yearly salary of $1.2 million to $4.6 million. His net worth is estimated at $1.5 million.