Vikings welcome Cousins back as they prepare for crucial battle in Green Bay

The Vikings head to Lambeau Field on Sunday with plenty on the line in the NFC North and a familiar face back under center.

Just days after acquiring veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, Minnesota spent its first full week getting reacquainted with the quarterback who helped lead the franchise from 2018 to 2023. And if Thursday’s practice was any indication, players believe the transition could be seamless.

“It felt like he never left,” wide receiver Jordan Addison said after Cousins’ first practice back with the team.

Addison was at home playing video games with teammates when word broke Tuesday that a trade bringing Cousins back to Minnesota was complete.

“We was on the game, and then they was like, ‘We got him. It’s certified,'” Addison said. “I was just like, ‘Wow, Kirk O’Chainz is really back.'”

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