Keenum makes $20 million a year.
Denver overpaying is irrelevant, he wanted to be a Viking and was willing to take a two year $28-30M deal not even fully guaranteed. That leaves somewhere around $64-65M for the Vikings to improve their team that’s all down the drain now. Keenum plus 4-5 other players a significant upgrade to Cousins.
Denver overpaying is irrelevant, he wanted to be a Viking and was willing to take a two year $28-30M deal not even fully guaranteed. That leaves somewhere around $64-65M for the Vikings to improve their team that’s all down the drain now. Keenum plus 4-5 other players a significant upgrade to Cousins.
A lot went wrong for the Vikings this season, and the self-examination will be extensive. But the deep look has to start with how they gave $84 million to a quarterback who can't seem to do something that basic to his job—just throw the ball—when it matters most.