Kirk Cousins’ wife, Julie, reacted to her husband’s trade back to the Vikings less than three years after their family packed up and left Minnesota.
“Another adventure awaits…,” Julie, 37, shared via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, November 11.
The Vikings acquired Kirk, 38, from the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick. Kirk played six seasons with Minnesota from 2018 to 2023. He played two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before starting all nine games for the Raiders during the 2026 season.
Kirk and Julie share two sons — Cooper, 9, and Turner, 7 — and there was business to attend to before the family left for the Twin Cities.
“1 hour before we leave for Minnesota…Turner wanted one last at bat in his little league playoff game 😍,” Julie shared via her Story. “We love you, Las Vegas!”
Kirk also reacted to the trade on social media, giving a tip of the hat to new Raiders starting quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza.
“Thank you Raider Nation! Go get em @fernandomendoza,” Kirk wrote via his Instagram Story on Tuesday.
The Vikings were motivated to trade for Kirk after the veteran quarterback has outperformed expectations this year in Las Vegas. After winning their first six games of the season, Minnesota is mired in a two-game losing streak amid quarterback struggles with both Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz.
Wentz, 33, filled in for an injured Murray, 29, against the Buffalo Bills on Monday, November 9, completing just eight passes for 81 yards and throwing two interceptions.
The Vikings hit the road to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, November 15, when Kirk is expected to start.
After Kirk signed with the Falcons in March 2024, he exclusively told Us about changing teams impacts an entire football family.
“Our boys have been pretty resilient,” Kirk said. “They’re handling it well. We put them in three different schools this year because we had them in a school in Minnesota. Then when the season ended, we put them in a school in Michigan. Then when we moved to Atlanta, we put them in a school there.”
He added, “There’s a resilience there. They almost don’t know any different.”
Despite his sons’ resiliency, Kirk admitted it hasn’t always been easy on him.
“There have been times where I’ve dropped them off at a new activity with all new kids, a new teacher, a new coach, and I’m apprehensive for them,” he admitted. “Like, I hesitate to leave and get in the car and walk away, but they look at me like, ‘We’re good, Dad. It’s fine.’ It kind of hits me like, ‘OK, these kids are maybe even more resilient than me.’”
