There surely isn’t a player in the NFL that would turn down a chance to play for Bill Belichick.
That includes Kirk Cousins.
The soon-to-be free-agent quarterback told CBS Sports on Thursday that he wouldn’t pass up the chance to play for the legendary coach.
Belichick is currently the most talked about free agent coach on the market and has been closely linked to the Atlanta Falcons and their vacant coaching gig.
Cousins could be searching for a new team if he becomes a free agent in March, and he left the door open for a possible Cousins-Belichick union at some point.
“I’m not going to turn down an opportunity to play with a future Hall of Fame coach, but we’ll have to see where March leads,” Cousins said. “It’s just a lot of unknowns right now.”
Belichick has the resume of a future Hall of Famer having led the Patriots to 17 division titles and six Super Bowls.
Cousins told CBS Sports that he has “great respect” for Belichick and that one of his biggest strengths as a coach was his unpredictability.
“We played [the Patriots] last year on Thanksgiving night, and once again I noticed several times that what [Belichick] did coverage-wise was challenging, and it was different,” Cousins said. “You always know when you play him that you are kind of looking over your shoulder wondering if what you are seeing is correct because you know he is usually going to break the mold and do something different, and that’s probably what has made him a great coach.”
The veteran quarterback said he is unsure what his future in Minnesota looks like after tearing his Achilles in Week 8 against the Packers.
There isn’t certainty about what could happen, but Cousins is just focused on continuing his NFL career.
“I certainly want to play a few more years of football, so I’m hoping that in the remaining years left before me and my football career that I won’t be sitting around watching playoff football, but that I’ll be playing playoff football,” Cousins said. “That’s certainly a goal up ahead.”
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