Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins: Biography in Details

Who is Kirk Cousins?

Kirk Cousins is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

Additionally, he played college football at Michigan State, where he was the Spartans’ starter from 2009 to 2011 and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Likewise, he would occasionally appear in games, along with a few starts, during his first three seasons with the team.

During the 2015 preseason, he replaced an injured Griffin and remained the team’s starter from then until the 2017 season.

Kirk Cousins: Childhood, Education, and Family

Kirk was born in Barrington, Illinois, the United States on August 19, 1988, to parents Don Cousins and Mary Ann Cousins, his father is an author.

There isn’t much information about his mother. He has two siblings namely, Kyle Cousins and Karalyne Cousins. He belongs to American nationality and English ethnicity. His birth sign is Leo.

Talking about his education, he attended Holland Christian High School in Holland, Michigan, where he starred in football, baseball (as a third baseman and a pitcher), and basketball for the Maroons athletic teams.

Then, he attended Michigan State University, he became the head coach at Michigan State in 2007.

Kirk Cousins: Early Professional Career, Salary, and Net Worth

On talking about his profession, in 2008, he spent the season as the backup quarterback to Brian Hoyer. Whereas, he also played in five games passing for a total of 310 yards and two touchdowns, and one interception. 

In 2009, he also competed for and won the starting quarterback job against teammate Keith Nichol.

Likewise, he led Michigan State to a 6–7 (4-4) season with 19 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, and 2,680 passing yards in 12 games.

In 2010, he led Michigan State to an 11–2 (7-1) record and a share of the Big Ten Championship. During 2011, his Michigan State Spartans went 11-3 (7-2) and played in the first-ever Big Ten championship game.

In fact, he was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and played his final game as a Michigan State Spartan on January 2, 2012, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the Outback Bowl.

Similarly,  His teams posted an undefeated 4-0 record against the in-state rival Michigan Wolverines.

Additionally, he was selected by the Washington Redskins as the seventh choice in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, making him the 102nd draft pick overall.

In addition, he was viewed as an insurance policy in case Griffin was injured, by Redskins coach Mike Shanahan.

He earns $84 million but there isn’t any information about his net worth.

Kirk Cousins: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

In talking about his lifetime achievements and awards, he won the 2011 Lowes’s Senior CLASS Award.

Kirk Cousins: Rumors and Controversy

There was a rumor that, the potentially massive amount of money it may take for an NFL team to sign Kirk Cousins this offseason.

Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.

Kirk Cousins: Description of Body Measurements

On talking about his body measurements, Kirk has a height of 6 feet 3 inches.

Additionally, he weighs is 92Kg. Kirk’s hair color is dark brown and his eye color is blue.

Kirk Cousins: Social Media

Clive is active on social profiles like Facebook, and Twitter.

He has more than 14.3K followers on Facebook, he has more than 277K followers on Twitter. But he is not active on Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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