It was just a couple weeks ago that the Minnesota Vikings were the last remaining undefeated team in the league. And they got to that point largely on the play of their defense. They have lost their last two games, largely on the play at quarterback. Which means, if they want to get where they want to go, something must be done right now to make that happen.
And with the trade deadline coming up in just a few hours, the Vikings are scrambling to fix that problem. They have begun making calls around the league inquiring about their QB's in trade.
Developing: The Vikings have begun making calls around the league about trading for a quarterback ahead of today’s 4 pm ET deadline, per Adam Schefter and me.
— Ian Rapoport (@rapsheet.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T16:14:09.972Z
The first call you'd expect they made was to
the Raiders to inquire about Kirk Cousins. He is clearly the best option out there for them.
It would be a nice reunion for Cousins as well as the 38-year-old played in Minnesota for six seasons, having some of his best years there from 2018-2023.
Aside from Cousins' most recent performance in which he threw three interceptions in a blowout loss to the 49ers, he has had a very good season. He has 20 touchdown passes which is second in the NFL behind only Bengals QB Joe Burrow (23) and his 2340 passing yards is still top five in the league.
The Raiders are in a somewhat unique position as well, considering Cousins was in place until top pick Fernando Mendoza was deemed ready to take the reins. That change could be happening in short order, regardless. And if the Vikings were able to give the Raiders an offer they can't refuse, well, perhaps Mendoza's timeline gets moved up a bit.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Report: Vikings have begun making calls around NFL for a QB in trade
