With Kirk Cousins’ future remaining unsure, do not be shocked if the Minnesota Vikings transfer up within the draft a take a quarterback.
ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler is reporting that groups across the league are “keeping an eye” on the Vikings, who’ve the No. 11 total choose for April’s 2024 NFL Draft.
Cousins – who turns 36 earlier than the beginning of the 2024-25 season – underwent surgical procedure on a torn Achilles in November. Based on the Mayo Clinic, it might probably take a yr to totally get well from this damage.
The four-time Professional Bowler might enter free company this offseason, however he not too long ago stated he needs to “finish his profession with the Vikings,” per Kevin Seifert of ESPN. Given the severity of the damage, although, drafting one other QB is smart for Minnesota.
Transferring up within the draft would require vital draft capital. The groups with the highest three picks, the Chicago Bears (No. 1 total), Washington Commanders (No. 2 total) and New England Patriots (No. 3 total), all want a QB.
If the Vikings did not need to surrender an excessive amount of, they may wait till the second spherical, as evaluators think about it a deep QB class. Seifert predicted the Vikings would choose Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy – who simply helped the Wolverines win their first nationwide championship in 26 years – with the forty second total choose.
Both means, Minnesota should discover a successor to Cousins and a contingency plan. Instability at soccer’s most necessary place torpedoed the Vikings this previous season.
Cousins missed the final 9 video games of the 2023 common season. The Vikings (7-10) went 3-6 throughout this stretch whereas rotating by three beginning quarterbacks. In addition they missed the playoffs for the third time up to now 4 seasons.