Kirk Cousins has a wild idea for preventing the spread of COVID at Vikings camp
By Josh Hill
Minnesota Vikings quarterback and cosplay scientist Kirk Cousins is going to great lengths to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine and still be allowed to play.
The only light illuminating Minnesota Vikings training camp is the dawn of a new season, as it’s not from the bulb inside the head of Kirk Cousins.
Nothing, it appears, could actually be dimmer.
Cousins remains one of many unvaccinated NFL players. His status has caused a significant hindrance to his team’s offseason development, forcing the Vikings to both start and also hype themselves up on Jake Browning being their main man under center. Get used to that, Vikings fans, because there’s a very real possibility that Browning starts actual meaningful games this upcoming season.
What’s the Kirk Cousins meme, ‘You like that?‘.
If we’re talking about the COVID vaccine, then Cousins most certainly does not like that.
ESPN Vikings reporter Kevin Seifert detailed the lengths that Cousins himself described he was going to avoid getting the vaccine.
“Cousins said he has thought about surrounding himself with plexiglass in the QB room,” Seifert reported. “He was asked why he would go to such lengths when a vaccine would be far more effective and efficient. He said the decision is personal and private.”
Despite the fact that he has already missed four practices due to high-risk close contact, Cousins — who is supposed to be the smartest player on the field — explained to reporters that he’s not getting the vaccine.
“He is “at peace” with his vaccination decision and pledged to be “vigilant” with protocols for unvaccinated players,” Seifert tweeted. “No sign he is reconsidering despite missing four practices as a high-risk close contact.”
Cousins once slid a yard short of the first-down marker on a fourth-down scramble, so his decision-making skills are about as reliable as he believes a vaccine created by scientists is. The Vikings are proceeding with Cousins as the starting quarterback, but it remains to be seen how far into the season Minnesota gets before league policy forces a change.