The Facts: The Vikings and Cousins have agreed to terms. He is signing a 3-year, $84-million contract that is fully guaranteed, sources say. On a per-year basis, it’s the biggest contract in NFL history. The top free agent has found a home.
Diehards Line:
No real surprise here. The only question remaining was the contract details. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, this historic contract includes multi-faceted Super Bowl-related incentives that can push the deal to be worth $90 million over three seasons. He gets a $3 million signing bonus and a base salary of $22.5 million in 2018. Cousins made $44 million over the past two years with his franchise tags. That means he'll make $128 million over five seasons. ... So there you have it. Cousins can now go about earning his(/more) money.