The Minnesota Vikings are currently searching for any answers at the quarterback position ahead of Tuesday afternoon's NFL trade deadline. The Vikings are coming off an ugly home loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday evening, with quarterback Carson Wentz struggling to do much of anything under center in the defeat.
Now, one intriguing trade possibility has been revealed, and it's a familiar face to Vikings fans.
“Vikings have identified Raiders QB Kirk Cousins as a prime trade candidate ahead of today’s 4 pm ET deadline, per league sources. The clock is ticking to get a deal done,” reported NFL insider Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter.
Cousins previously spent multiple seasons with the Vikings and found considerable success there before taking his talents to the Atlanta Falcons and now the Raiders.
Cousins has cooled off a bit after a remarkably hot start to the year for Las Vegas, but he remains a reliable veteran presence who would provide Minnesota with an immediate upgrade over both Wentz and Kyler Murray at the quarterback position.
Meanwhile, trading Cousins would open the door for the Raiders to start number one overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza this year after the team drafted him out of Indiana this past spring.
It's unclear how much the Vikings would have to give up in order to reunite with Cousins, but clearly, the front office is aware that the pressure is on after the team put just six points on the board on Monday.
The trade deadline is set for 4:00 pm ET.