NFC North: Vikings sign QB Kirk Cousins to 2-year extension

The Bears will be seeing a lot more of Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins over the next three years.

The Vikings have signed Cousins to a two-year extension worth $66 million, which will keep the quarterback in Minnesota through 2022.

For the #Vikings and QB Kirk Cousins, it’s a 2-year deal worth $66M, source said. In all, it’s 3 years, $96M. $61M guaranteed at signing.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020

That’s good news for Chicago, who are 4-0 against the Vikings over the last two years.

In five career games against the Bears, Cousins has a 2-3 record with five touchdowns, three interceptions and a 89.6 rating. But ever since Matt Nagy took over as Bears head coach, Cousins has gone 0-3 against Chicago.

With that said, Cousins is coming off the best season of his career. In 2019, Cousins threw for 3,603 yards, 26 touchdowns, 6 interceptions and a career-high 107.4 passer rating.

In other NFC North news, the Packers signed former Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey to a two-year deal worth $16 million. He figures to replace linebacker Blake Martinez, who will hit free agency.

#Packers are signing LB Christian Kirksey, per his agents at @SPORTSTARSNYC. Two year, $16 million deal. Reunited with Mike Pettine, who was the #Browns coach when Cleveland drafted him.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 16, 2020

Green Bay also agreed to terms with former Lions right tackle Rick Wagner, which would indicate that Bryan Bulaga appears headed for free agency.

The #Packers have agreed to terms with free agent RT Rick Wagner, formerly of the #Lions, per me and @MikeGarafolo. This signals what has become clear, that Bryan Bulaga is gone.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020