Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=46fc8Cooeqa Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How Kirk Cousins Outsmarted The ENTIRE NFL & Made $341M [MeWpi0C8Ni5] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT How did Kirk Cousins go from backup quarterback to one of the highest-paid players in NFL history? He went from getting laughed at for playing on back to back Franchise tags in Washington, then went and grabbed a historic fully guaranteed Vikings contract, Another from the Atlanta Falcons, And now the Las Vegas Raiders. But the man behind the bag is the Real MVP his agent Mike McCartney's blueprint kept turning his “good enough” quarterback into elite money. #kirkcousins #lasvegasraiders #washingtoncommanders 0:00 $341 Million? 2:13 Washington: How the Backup Learned Leverage 11:27 Minnesota: The First Fully Guaranteed 17:32 The Man Behind the Bag 22:07 Atlanta: "Backup" Again? 27:47 Raiders: 5 Years $172 Million? 31:44 Biggest Finesser exxK21lFjQf YOfgSdEaDjv 2YfdovygGxN XWFxmgjiNiD pAX4j4fpvk5 4R6x50tFi7K uOPTaRXboOR
How did Kirk Cousins go from backup quarterback to one of the highest-paid players in NFL history? He went from getting laughed at for playing on back to back Franchise tags in Washington, then went and grabbed a historic fully guaranteed Vikings contract, Another from the Atlanta Falcons, And now the Las Vegas Raiders. But the man behind the bag is the Real MVP his agent Mike McCartney's blueprint kept turning his “good enough” quarterback into elite money. #kirkcousins #lasvegasraiders #washingtoncommanders 0:00 $341 Million? 2:13 Washington: How the Backup Learned Leverage 11:27 Minnesota: The First Fully Guaranteed 17:32 The Man Behind the Bag 22:07 Atlanta: "Backup" Again? 27:47 Raiders: 5 Years $172 Million? 31:44 Biggest Finesser exxK21lFjQf YOfgSdEaDjv 2YfdovygGxN XWFxmgjiNiD pAX4j4fpvk5 4R6x50tFi7K uOPTaRXboOR