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Kirk cousins
Kirk Cousins ​​2015.jpg
Cousins ​​in the jersey of the Washington Redskins (2015)
Minnesota Vikings - No. 8
Quarterback
Date of birth: August 19, 1988
Place of birth: Barrington , Illinois
Height: 1.91 m Weight: 95 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the Washington Redskins
Career
College : Michigan State
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2 × Pro Bowl ( 2016 , 2019 )
  • 3 × NFC offensive player of the week
  • 3 × NFC offensive player of the month
  • NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Week 15, 2012)
  • 65th perfect game in NFL history (November 2015)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
TD - INT     155-71
Thrown yards     24,107
Pass attempts     3,146
Passes arrived     2,104
Passes arrived in%     66.9
Quarterback rating     96.8
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Kirk Cousins Daniel (* 19th August 1988 in Barrington , Illinois ) is an American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He plays with the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University , where he was starting quarterback for the Spartans from 2009 to 2011 . In the 2012 NFL Draft , he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 4th round.

College career

In 2007, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio brought Cousins ​​to Michigan State University. Cousins ​​was not used in 2007. In 2008 he was the back-up quarterback for Brian Hoyer . He was used in five games, in which he threw a total of 310 yards, two touchdowns and one interception . In 2009 he was named starting quarterback and led his team to a 6-7 season record. He threw 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions for a total of 2,680 yards. In 2010 he led the team to eleven wins and two losses. In 2012, his school finished the season with a score of 11–3 and he played his first Big Ten championship game. He played his last game for the Spartans on January 2, 2012 against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Outback Bowl.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

2012

In the 2012 NFL Draft he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 4th round at position 102 - a selection that surprised many experts, as the Redskins had already selected quarterback Robert Griffin III with their first pick . Cousins ​​signed his first professional four-year contract on May 31, 2012.

In the second game of the preseason , Cousins ​​threw three touchdown passes to the Chicago Bears in the final quarter . In the final pre-season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Cousins ​​made 15 of 27 passes for a total of 222 yards. He was then appointed second quarterback behind Robert Griffin III.

His first regular season game Cousins ​​made against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter after Robert Griffin III was out with a concussion . Cousins ​​threw his first touchdown in the NFL with a 77-yard pass to Santana Moss , and he threw two interceptions .

For his second NFL appearance he came in week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens . In the final quarter, the Redskins were eight points behind when Robert Griffin III sustained a knee injury. Cousins ​​led the Redskins into overtime with a touchdown pass, where they won with a field goal.

The following week, December 15, 2012, Cousins ​​was announced as starting quarterback for the game against the Cleveland Browns , making his first NFL game to begin with. After a subdued first half, Cousins ​​helped the offensive score 28 points in the second half. Cousins ​​finished the day with 26 of 37 passes completed for 329 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Washington Redskins to a 38-21 victory. Cousins ​​was voted Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week that day. In total, he came this season on three missions, in which he threw a total of 466 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.

2013

On December 11, 2013, Cousins ​​was named starting quarterback for the remainder of the season after Robert Griffin III was spared for the remainder of the season after injuries and poor performance. Cousins ​​threw a total of 854 yards, four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the following five games.

2014

On February 2, 2014, it was reported that Cousins ​​was considering a move after Robert Griffin III was still scheduled as starting quarterback.

In March, Cousins ​​announced he would be giving his number twelve shirt to his new teammate Andre Roberts for a $ 12,000 donation to Kirk Cousins ​​Football Camp . Since then, Cousins ​​has worn the number 8, which he also wore during his high school and college career.

On the second day of the game Cousins ​​came to a use against the Jacksonville Jaguars after Robert Griffin III had to end the game with an ankle injury. Cousins ​​finished the game with 250 yards, two touchdowns and a 41-10 win. The next week, against the Philadelphia Eagles , Cousins ​​broke the 400-yard mark for the first time with 427 yards of space gained by passing play. However, Washington lost after a close game with 34:37.

On game day five, after an embarrassing performance against the New York Giants the previous week when he threw four interceptions , Cousins made progress against current Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks by throwing two touchdowns and no interception. Despite the solid performance of Cousins, the Redskins lost the game 17:27. After a poor performance in the first half against the Tennessee Titans in the next game, he was benched at halftime in favor of Colt McCoy and did not play a game for the remainder of the season.

2015

On August 31, 2015 it was announced that Cousins ​​would start the season as starting quarterback, replacing Robert Griffin III. On October 25th, Cousins ​​helped his team make the biggest comeback in the club's history. After the Redskins lost 24-0 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at halftime , he played big after halftime and helped the Redskins to a 31:30 win. In this game, Cousins ​​scored a total of 317 yards of space and four touchdowns, three of which were through passes and one through his own run. Cousins ​​also broke the club record of 33 passes received in one game, leveling with Jason Campbell , who did the same in 2007. On the way to the changing room, Cousins ​​shouted “YOU LIKE THAT ?!” into a running camera, which became the catch phrase (catchphrase, motto) of Cousins. Cousins ​​and his brother Kyle then secured the rights to the saying and used it to print t-shirts, the proceeds of which will be donated to the International Justice Mission charity.

On November 15, Cousins ​​threw four touchdowns in the 47:14 win against the New Orleans Saints , which was his career best. He managed a perfect game with a passer rating of 158.3. This makes him the first Redskins quarterback to have done this with at least 20 attempts to pass since 1950. On December 20, against the Buffalo Bills , Cousins ​​threw four touchdowns again and ran another.

The following week against the Philadelphia Eagles, Cousins ​​helped the Redskins to their first NFC East title since 2012 with his four touchdowns .

On January 10, the Redskins played in the wild card round of the play-offs against the Green Bay Packers . Cousins ​​threw a touchdown and made 29 of 46 passes to the man. He was bumped six times , fumbled the ball once and the Redskins lost the game 18:35.

2016

Cousins' agreement was signed by the Redskins on March 3, 2016 via franchise tag extended by one year and included a salary of 20 million US dollars .

During the game of the International Series in the 9th week against the Cincinnati Bengals at Wembley Stadium Kirk Cousins ​​threw the most yards of his career (458 yards), the game ended in a 27:27 draw.

2017

Before the 2017 season , the Redskins and Cousins ​​were again unable to agree on a longer-term contract, and the quarterback was again tagged with the franchise. Cousins ​​is the first player in NFL history to receive Franchise Tag from his team for two consecutive seasons. In 2017, Cousins ​​and the Redskins missed the play-offs for the second time in a row with a 7-9 season record; Cousins ​​finished the year with 347 of 540 passes made for 4,093 yards, 27 touchdown passes, 13 interceptions and four run touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings

2018

On March 15, 2018, Cousins ​​signed a three-year, guaranteed $ 84 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings . This made him the highest paid player in NFL history after turning down a $ 90 million contract offer from the New York Jets . In his first season with the Vikings, Cousins ​​had good numbers with 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, 70.1% successful passes and a quarterback rating of 99.7 - similar to those of Tom Brady , who was with the Patriots this season won the Super Bowl - to show, but the Vikings missed the play-offs despite a well-positioned team. In addition to a weak offensive line , Cousins ​​was also criticized for this. Despite his good average numbers, Cousins ​​showed poor performance, especially against stronger teams, and he was said to have poor leadership qualities.

2019

After the Vikings won two games of the first four games of the 2019 season, but also lost against the two division rivals Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears , Cousins ​​was heavily criticized in public, in particular from his wide receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs . After changing the Vikings' play calling to more passing play and more play-action moves, Cousins ​​showed several strong performances. He achieved at least 300 yards of space in the passing game and a quarterback rating of over 135 in three games in a row, which no other NFL player had done before. Cousins ​​led the Vikings as the sixth seeded team into the play-offs, where they were eliminated after a surprising away win over the New Orleans Saints against the San Francisco 49ers . Compared to the previous season, he was able to improve and was one of the best quarterbacks of the season with a quarterback rating of 107.4. Since Aaron Rodgers canceled due to injury, Cousins ​​was subsequently appointed to the Pro Bowl .

2020

On March 16, 2020, Cousins ​​reached an agreement with the Vikings on a two-year contract extension for $ 66 million.

Professional statistics

  Fit Run out Sacked Fumbles Seasonal balance
year team S. SG Comp Ver % Yds Y / V TD Int QB rating Ver Yds Y / V TD bag Yds Fum Loss G / V / U (as a starter)
2012 WSH 3 1 33 48 68.8 466 9.7 4th 3 101.6 3 22nd 7.3 0 3 27 1 0 1-0
2013 WSH 5 3 81 155 52.3 854 5.5 4th 7th 58.4 4th 14th 3.5 0 5 32 3 2 0-3
2014 WSH 6th 5 126 204 61.8 1,710 8.4 10 9 86.4 7th 20th 2.9 0 8th 70 2 2 1-4
2015 WSH 16 16 379 543 69.8 4.166 7.7 29 11 101.6 26th 48 1.8 5 26th 186 9 3 9-7
2016 WSH 16 16 406 606 67.0 4,917 8.1 25th 12 97.3 34 96 2.8 4th 23 180 9 3 8-7-1
2017 WSH 16 16 347 540 64.3 4,093 7.6 27 13 93.9 49 179 3.7 4th 41 342 13 5 7-9
2018 MIN 16 16 425 606 70.1 4,298 7.1 30th 10 99.7 44 123 2.8 1 41 342 9 7th 8-7-1
2019 MIN 15th 15th 307 444 69.1 3,603 8.1 26th 6th 107.4 31 63 2.0 1 28 206 10 3 10-5
total 93 88 2,104 3,146 66.9 24,107 7.7 155 71 96.8 198 565 2.9 15th 174 1,315 56 25th 44-42-2

Web links

Commons : Kirk Cousins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Mike Jones: NFL Draft 2012: Washington Redskins make surprise move drafting Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins , The Washington Post , April 28, 2012, accessed February 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Brian McIntyre: Kirk Cousins ​​signs with Washington Redskins , National Football League, May 31, 2012, accessed February 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Josh Slagter: Kirk Cousins ​​throws touchdown pass, two interceptions in NFL debut with Redskins on mlive.com, October 7, 2012, accessed February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Judy Battista: Redskins Rally, Exhale, Then Hold Their Breath , The New York Times , December 9, 2012, accessed February 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Dan Hanzus: RG3 will not start for Washington Redskins on Sunday , National Football League, December 15, 2012, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Tom Withers: Cousins ​​leads Redskins over Browns 38-21 , Yahoo Sports, December 17, 2012, accessed February 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Steven Muma: Kirk Cousins ​​working out of pistol formation in Redskins' practices on sbnation.com, May 31, 2013, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ John Keim: Redskins to start Kirk Cousins on espn.com, December 13, 2013, accessed on February 23, 2019 (English).
  10. ↑ Report: Kirk Cousins ​​“open” to trade from Washington , NBC Sports , February 2, 2014, accessed February 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ Kirk Cousins ​​Switches Back To Trusty No. 8 ( Memento from April 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Michael Hurcomb: Redskins bench Kirk Cousins ​​in second half Week 7 , CBS Sports , October 19, 2014, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  13. ↑ Kirk Cousins ​​named Redskins' starting QB for 2015 season on espn.com, August 31, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ John Keim: Kirk Cousins ​​quiets critics as Redskins complete best comeback in team history on espn.com, October 25, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  15. ↑ Des Bieler: Kirk Cousins ​​is hawking 'YOU LIKE THAT' T-Shirts for charity , The Washington Post, October 27, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  16. ↑ Scott Allen: Kirk Cousins ​​are applying to trademark 'You Like That' , The Washington Post, October 27, 2015, accessed February 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ Scott Allen: The craziest numbers from the Redskins' blowout victory , The Washington Post, November 16, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  18. ↑ Liz Clarke: Cousins's five TDs lead Redskins past Bills, 35-25, and fans certainly like that , The Washington Post , December 20, 2015, accessed February 23, 2019.
  19. ↑ Mark E. Ortega: Redskins clinch NFC East with banner win over Eagles , National Football League, December 26, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2019.
  20. ↑ Washington Redskins Lose Playoff Game to Green Bay Packers, 35-18 at hogshaven.com, January 10, 2016, accessed February 23, 2019.
  21. ↑ Redskins-Bengals Monday Stats Pack on the Washington Redskins website, October 31, 2016, accessed February 23, 2019.
  22. ↑ Jake Kring-Schreifels: Redskins Place Exclusive Franchise Tag On Kirk Cousins. In: redskins.com. February 28, 2017, accessed March 20, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Kirk Cousins. In: pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Kirk Cousins ​​officially joins the Minnesota Vikings. In: nfl.com. March 15, 2018, accessed March 16, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Zach Braziller: Kirk Cousins ​​turned down $ 90M from the Jets , New York Post , August 28, 2018, accessed February 23, 2019.
  26. ↑ Tim Rausch: Minnesota Vikings: Now or Never! The 84-million-man Kirk Cousins ​​under pressure on ran.de. August 16, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019.
  27. ↑ Kirk Cousins: All Stats But Nothing Super? on dailynorseman.com. May 18, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019.
  28. ↑ Jan Dafeld: Kirk Cousins: From scapegoat to MVP candidate - and back again? on spox.com. October 24, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019.
  29. ↑ Mike Florio: Kirk Cousins ​​makes very specific history (but still history) on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. October 21, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019.
  30. ↑ Lindsey Young: 2019 Vikings Position Recap: Quarterbacks on the Minnesota Vikings website. January 20, 2020, accessed on January 21, 2020.
  31. ^ Andrew Krammer: Five Vikings, including Kirk Cousins ​​and Eric Kendricks, added to Pro Bowl as alternates. In: Star Tribune . January 21, 2020, accessed on January 21, 2020.
  32. ↑ Kevin Patra: Vikings, Kirk Cousins ​​agree to 2-year, $ 66M extension on nfl.com. March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020.
  33. Jump up ↑ Kirk Cousins' career stats on nfl.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Cousins, Kirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cousins, Kirk Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Barrington , Illinois , United States