Kirk Cousins has agreed to a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, the veteran quarterback’s agent introduced Thursday.
Terms of the deal weren’t instantly out there.
Cousins, 37, will be part of a Raiders crew that’s broadly anticipated to choose quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the primary total choose within the NFL draft later this month. The four-time Pro Bowler additionally will reunite with first-year Raiders coach Klint Kubiak, who labored with Cousins for 3 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.
The deal comes lower than a month after Cousins was launched by the Atlanta Falcons, who parted methods with the quarterback two years after signing him to a four-year, $180 million contract.
Cousins had an up-and-down two years in Atlanta, which drafted quarterback Michael Penix Jr. simply six weeks after signing him — a transfer that took Cousins without warning.
Coming off a torn Achilles with the Vikings in 2023, Cousins led the Falcons to a 6-3 begin in 2024 earlier than an arm harm hampered his efficiency. He went on a stretch of 5 video games with 9 interceptions earlier than the Falcons benched him in Week 16, committing to Penix because the quarterback of the current and future.
Cousins returned wholesome in 2025, however the Falcons had already made up their minds that Penix was their quarterback. But Penix tore his left ACL in Week 11, and Cousins began the remainder of the way in which, together with a four-game profitable streak to shut the season.
Cousins accomplished 61.7% of his passes for 1,721 yards with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions final season. His 47.6 QBR tied him at twenty second within the league with Bryce Young.
A fourth-round choose by Washington within the 2012 draft, Cousins has handed for 44,700 yards with 298 touchdowns and 131 interceptions in 14 seasons within the NFL.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi contributed to this report.
