Live: Vikings welcome back Kirk Cousins after trade deadline deal

The Minnesota Vikings will welcome quarterback Kirk Cousins back at a 1 p.m. news conference today at TCO Performance Center, where he’ll speak alongside coach Kevin O’Connell and general manager Nolan Teasley.

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Cousins, 38, returns to Minnesota after the Vikings acquired him from the Las Vegas Raiders before the NFL trade deadline.

Cousins spent six seasons with the Vikings from 2018-23, compiling a 50-37-1 record as a starter. He rejoins a 6-2 team that desperately needs more help on offense to make a deep playoff run.

His familiarity with O’Connell’s system could help him make a quick transition, but it remains unclear whether he’ll be ready to start Sunday’s Vikings-Packers game.

Lambeau Field was the site of Cousins’ last game with the Vikings, a 24-10 victory on Oct. 29, 2023, in which he tore his Achilles.

Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency that offseason and spent two years there. He joined the Raiders this past offseason and started the team’s first nine games while mentoring No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.

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