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Vikings Sign Kirk Cousins to One-Year Extension

By Mike McDaniel The new contract for the Vikings signal-caller provides the franchise with much-needed salary cap relief. View the original article to see embedded media. The Vikings signed starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to a one-year contract extension, his agent Mike McCartney announced on Twitter. The one-year extension is fully-guaranteed for $35 million. He will make $40 million this season and $30 million in 2023. The contract includes two voidable years to lower the cap number for the Vikings this season to $31.25 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cousins, who was entering…