The Vikings will open the regular season with a good ol' fashioned NFC smash-mouth matchup when the Vikings visit the New York Giants on Sunday, September 8th.
Mike Zimmer was the Minnesota Vikings head coach from 2014 until he was fired in 2022 and replaced by Kevin O'Connell, he hasn't been on the sideline for a team since then, but that will all change this season.
The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent Quarterback Kirk Cousins this offseason to be the face of the franchise for years to come, and to help the franchise win a Super Bowl.
The Minnesota Vikings certainly don't have a glaring need at wide receiver at present, but they could certainly use some experience and depth at WR3 behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
The NFL Draft and undrafted free agency just concluded over the weekend, and we're already thinking about the playing future of the stars that made the jump to the league.
Now Kirk is in Atlanta, still extremely rich and presumably not upset about the $300 million in the bank that he has earned in his NFL career. However, I wonder if his eyes have been opened in the last 24 hours to just how good he had it in Minnesota.