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Jim Rome
  • 8/13/2024
Former Vikings tight end on Kirk Cousins in Atlanta.
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00:00Knowing him the way you know him, do you think that he would have signed there if he had
00:03known they were going to use that top 10 pick on his predecessor or his successor?
00:08Well, I think, you know, for me personally, I can only relate to, you know, what's in
00:14my head and how I would have approached things.
00:16And certainly, I think the reason why he left Minnesota was, hey, I still feel like I have
00:22four years left in the tank and I want a multi-year contract.
00:27I want more than just a one-year deal where, you know, I have to prove to you that, you
00:31know, prior to getting hurt, I was still playing at a very, very high level.
00:37So ultimately, I understand exactly why he went to Atlanta, why he chose Atlanta.
00:41The talent around him, I think just off the top of my head, it's $100 million guaranteed
00:47over the next two years.
00:48So the cash isn't bad either.
00:51But ultimately, as a competitor, as someone who, in his heart of hearts, truly believes
00:56I have four good years left, you know, you want to be the quarterback in Atlanta for
01:01four years.
01:02You don't want to go there for two years and then go move again and move your family and
01:05start over at 38 when, you know, you just did it at 35, 36.
01:10So I think ultimately, there probably is a little bit like, hey, you know, I thought
01:15this was a great situation.
01:17Again, ultimately, he's going to make a lot of money over the next two years.
01:21He's got a lot of talent around him.
01:23So, you know, the chips are still all on his hands.
01:26And then he has the opportunity to control, you know, his destiny in Atlanta with how
01:31he plays.

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