Jets reportedly offered Kirk Cousins 30M

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What we've known for days was made official Thursday when -- all guaranteed -- with the . According to the ' Manish Mehta, the , two million more than Minnesota's $28 million average. But Cousins said during Super Bowl week that deciding on his next team was always about . "Is money a part of it? Sure. Is it the only thing? No," Cousins Nico Siragusa Jersey told 's Mike Florio at the time. "It is about winning, and that's what I want more than anything, so I'm going to be willing to make Jonathan Ogden Jersey sacrifices or do what has to be done to make sure I'm in the best po sible position to win, and that's what the focus is going to be." Those "sacrifices" include taking a few million le s to play for a team that made it to the NFC Championship game last season. Cousins . "It came down to my desire to win football games," he told Florio. "Minnesota appeared to be that fit for a lot of reasons. Ultimately the leadership of the organization is what set it apart." Added Cousins' agent Mike McCartney, via the : "Two things I kept saying to Kirk. Money is important. Contract is important. But I want you on a daily basis to jump out of bed excited to go to work, Ed Reed Jersey to go into a building that has a great culture and a chance to win. But at the same token, at the end of the day, I want you to get excited to go home where your wife and family are flourishing and if we can find both of those I think we've done our job." Meanwhile, Mehta writes that agents representing players other than quarterbacks told him that the Jets were paralyzed to make other free-agent moves while they waited for Cousins, which would have come with a sizable financial commitment. There's also this: McCartney also represents , who made it clear he wanted to return to the Jets this offseason. New York was interested in having him back, but as Cousins' backup. But when Cousins bolted for Ray Lewis Jersey Minnesota, the Jets gave McCown a one-year, $10 million deal -- more than what they would have paid him had they Marquise Brown Jersey landed Cousins -- and now the 38-year-old will battle for the starting job alongside , who was signed to a one-year deal. And while the Jets didn't get what they were after, perhaps it's for the best; instead of committing $30 million a year to Cousins, they can focus on finding their next franchise quarterback with the sixth pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. According to the , five of six experts have New York taking either or .