{"id":79346,"date":"2024-01-11T01:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=79346"},"modified":"2024-01-11T01:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:34:26","slug":"jared-allen-pushes-kirk-cousins-ouster-vikings-reunion-with-former-quarterback-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/jared-allen-pushes-kirk-cousins-ouster-vikings-reunion-with-former-quarterback-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Allen Pushes Kirk Cousins\u2019 Ouster, Vikings Reunion With Former Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL playoffs begin this week without the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n

\"Kirk<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the fourth time they have missed the playoffs in\u00a0Kirk Cousins\u2019 six-year tenure. And, at 7-10, it\u2019s also the third time they have had a losing record in that span.<\/p>\n

Facing a critical decision on Cousins, who is a free agent this offseason, former Vikings star\u00a0Jared Allen\u00a0is doubling down on\u00a0his stance of moving on. This time, though, he also has a suggestion on which direction the Vikings should look to to address the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou already heard what I said. Again, it was nothing personal,\u201d Allen said on the\u00a0\u201cChasin\u2019 It\u201d podcast\u00a0on January 9. \u201cWe have so many moving parts. \u2026 I don\u2019t know how you can pay a veteran quarterback, pay\u00a0[Justin] Jefferson\u00a0\u2013 you got\u00a0[Danielle] Hunter. You have a laundry list of guys that\u2019re going to have to get taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen bolstered his argument around the rest of the division trending upward.<\/p>\n

Cousins\u2019\u00a0next contract\u00a0is projected to come in around $35-$40 million. The Vikings are projected to have around $39 million in cap space pending other moves,\u00a0per Spotrac.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s some options out there to where I don\u2019t think you have to give up the farm for a 35-year-old,\u201d Allen said. \u201cYou look at the kid in\u00a0Cincinnati, who played his ass off this year. You could probably go get him at a relatively cheap price and go get a stud running back and run the ball 25-30 times a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jake Browning\u00a0would be an interesting choice if for no other reason than his previous stint with the Vikings, which the Bengals passer acknowledged with a bit of shade after his new team\u2019s win over his old one in Week 15.<\/p>\n

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Bengals QB Jake Browning yesterday during the game vs the Vikings:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should have never f**king cut me!\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf8: @Bengals<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/s0jcnyXziV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n