At his press conference to reintroduce himself to the Twin Cities media on Wednesday, new Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was asked about what uniform number he would be wearing with the team. The number that he wore his first time with the Vikings, the number 8, is currently being worn by rookie safety Jakobe Thomas, who the Vikings took in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft. Cousins said that he hoped that he and Thomas could have a reasonable discussion about getting the number back.
Well, apparently that discussion has been had, and Thomas has named his price.
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That price? Zero dollars and zero cents. (Hey, that’s three zeros. . .that’s kind of a lot.)
“No money needed,” Thomas said. “I just need him to come here and win games. A lot of fans have his jersey anyway, so they could pull him out of the closet and put him back on. So that’s all it is. Kirko’s got a lot more memories and history in that number than I do, and it’s rightfully his. So I just gave it back to his rightful owner.”
That’s a nice move from Thomas, who probably could have gotten a decent chunk of change from Cousins for the number had he wanted to go that route. . .I mean, it’s not like Cousins couldn’t afford it or anything. But he’s got respect for Cousins, so he was kind enough to just give the number over.
Thomas will now wear the #6, which was the only number between 0 and 20 that was left available for anyone on the team to wear.
So, to borrow a phrase, get your #8 jerseys out, folks, starting this Sunday at Lambeau Field. You won’t even have to put any tape on the back of it or anything.
