Kirk Cousins Net Worth: Vikings QB Already Among Highest Paid NFL Players In History

Kirk Cousins’ net worth is $50 million. He only needed a few seasons to enter the highest paid NFL players list of all time.

Cousins is only in his 8th season in the NFL. According to Business Insider, he is ranked 37th on the list of highest paid NFL players ever. He is tied with Russell Wilson when it comes to being a player who made the list despite playing only eight seasons in the league. This shows how Cousins is valued as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

He played for the Washington Redskins for the first six seasons of his career before jumping to the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. Cousins owned a handful of records for the Redskins. He was selected in the 2012 NFL Draft and quickly made an impact, winning the Rookie of the Week and Clutch Player of the Week citations, per Celebrity Net Worth.

As a Redskin, he recorded the highest single-season passing yards four times in franchise history. He earned $862,688 in 2012 as a rookie and that included the signing bonus. Cousins made the highest money in his career in 2017 with $23 million earnings, as per Spotrac.

After making history in Washington, Cousins knew it was time for a new challenge. Contract talks did not materialize for him and the Redskins and the Vikings threw in a deal he simply could not refuse. Minnesota signed him for $84 million for three years in 2018. What makes this deal special is that all $84 million of it is guaranteed. This shows how the Vikings trust the quarterback and has practically given him the keys to the franchise.

In 2019, he signed a contract extension for two years worth $66 million. The deal included a $30 million signing bonus. In total, his new contract is worth $96 million in three years. Sports Illustrated claims that the new deal is enough to catapult his earnings for the 2019-2020 season to $60.5 million, including endorsement deals. He is just slightly ahead of Carson Wentz in the money rankings and trails behind Kevin Durant and Tiger Woods in the highest paid list.

The Vikings are hoping Cousins can deliver the goods. The 31-year-old is still at the peak of his career and it is worth noting that he has remained healthy for his entire NFL career so far. Durability has got a lot to do with the massive contract he signed with Minnesota. If he remains focused and healthy, the sky is the limit for him and the Vikings.