How much is Kirk Cousins paid?

Last Modified Nov 15, 2024 15:54 GMT
Kirk Cousins
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Illinois-born quarterback Kirk Daniel Cousins has been in the NFL for over a decade. He started his NFL Career with the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) where he spent six seasons. Cousins became the Redskins’ (now Commanders) starter in 2015 where he appeared in 16 games of the regular season. He led the league in passing completion rate with 69.8% with 4,166 yards completed. Cousins put up his career-high 4,917 passing yards the following year.

Cousins completed his final season with the Redskins (now Commanders) with 4,093 yards, 27 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, and a 347-of-540 completion rate. He elected to sign with the Minnesota Vikings on March 15, 2018. He finished his first season with the Vikings with 4,298 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and a career-high passing completion rate of 70.1%. After spending six seasons with the Vikings, Cousins chose to sign with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2024.

Cousins has plenty of pages written in his name on the record books. From NFL records like Most game-winning drives in a single season (8), most fourth-quarter comebacks in a single season (8) and Largest comeback (33-point deficit). Moreover, he also has franchise records like Most passes completed (425) in a regular season for the Vikings in 2018 and also for the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) (406) in 2016. Cousins has made it to the Pro Bowl team four times and won the Bart Starr Award in 2023.

Kirk Cousins Salary

The details of the newly signed contract are provided below:

ContractSigning BonusAverage SalaryGTD at SignTotal GTD
4 yr(s) / $180,000,000$50,000,000$45,000,000$90,000,000$100,000,000
YearBase SalarySigning BonusCap HitDead CapYearly Cash
2024$12,500,000$50,000,000$25,000,000$90,000,000$62,500,000
2025$27,500,000 $40,000,000$65,000,000$27,500,000
2026$35,000,000 $57,500,000$25,000,000$45,000,000
2027$35,000,000 $57,500,000$12,500,000$45,000,000

According to Spotrac, Kirk Cousins’ contract with the Atlanta Falcons gives him an average salary of $45,000,000 over four years. He got a signing bonus of $50 million in 2024. Kirk will receive a base salary of $12,500,000 in the 2024 season. His base salary will rise to $27,500,000 in the 2025 season and $35,000,000 in 2026. Kirk Cousins has signed a deal worth $180 million with the Dirty Birds. Cousins will receive $100 million guaranteed according to the contract.

Kirk Cousins Contract History

Cousins was drafted by the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) as the fourth-round draft pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. He also got franchise-tagged twice by the Commanders after his rookie contract ended. He went on to sign multiple deals with the Minnesota Vikings since 2018.

YearContractSigning BonusAverage SalaryGTD at SignTotal GTD
2012 - 20154 yr(s) / $2,572,688$472,688$643,172$472,688$472,688
2016 - 20161 yr(s) / $19,953,000N/A$19,953,000$19,953,000$19,953,000
2017 - 20171 yr(s) / $23,943,600 $23,943,600
2018 - 20203 yr(s) / $84,000,000$3,000,000$28,000,000$84,000,000$84,000,000
2020 - 20222 yr(s) / $66,000,000$30,000,000$33,000,000$31,000,000$66,000,000
2022 - 20231 yr(s) / $35,000,000$25,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000

FAQ's on Kirk Cousins

A. Kirk Cousins and Julie Hampton got married in 2014.
A. Kirk Cousins didn't win any championships in his career.

A. Kirk Cousins has a 1-3 record in the playoffs in his career.

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