Kirk Cousins brings again ‘You want that!’ after Vikings win at Washington

LANDOVER, Md. — The shouts may very well be heard from exterior the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room.

“You want that!”

“You wager I like that!”

“I like that!”

The Vikings honored their quarterback throughout a postgame celebration of their locker room after Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Washington Commanders. Kirk Cousins, who as a member of the Washington franchise in 2015 shouted “You want that!” after an exciting comeback victory, acquired a sport ball and was requested by coach Kevin O’Connell to interrupt down the crew.

With out lacking a beat, Cousins bellowed his signature phrase as soon as once more at FedEx Area.

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“It was the very first thing that got here to thoughts,” Cousins mentioned.

Cousins, who spent six seasons with Washington earlier than signing with the Vikings in 2018, had already performed and defeated his former crew as soon as — a 19-9 victory in 2019 at U.S. Financial institution Stadium. However Sunday marked the primary time that Cousins had performed at FedEx Area since 2017, and he felt a variety of feelings upon arrival.

“It form of made me emotional stepping into on the bus,” Cousins mentioned, “simply serious about that and the place issues have gone. I am simply so grateful I obtained to play right here and lay for the coaches I did.”

Cousins spent a number of minutes Sunday speaking in regards to the impression of taking part in for former coach Mike Shanahan and his son, then-offensive offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, throughout his time in Washington.

“They believed in me earlier than I believed in myself,” Cousins mentioned. “I keep in mind my second begin at Atlanta in [2013], Kyle dapped me up earlier than the sport. He mentioned, ‘Exit and have an amazing day.’ He is gassing me up, and I mentioned, ‘I need to show you proper.’ And he mentioned, ‘You do not have to show me proper. You are going to be taking part in on this league for a very long time.'”

9 years later, Cousins accomplished 22 of 40 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns together with one interception in main the Vikings to their sixth consecutive victory. And if he did not know earlier than, he is aware of now: “You want that!” is right here to remain.

“I assume these three phrases will observe me by means of the remainder of my profession and perhaps my life,” he mentioned.