Kirk Cousins' career earnings surpass The GOAT after Raiders contract
Kirk Cousins' contract with the Las Vegas Raiders is for 5 years and $172,000,000. The guaranteed money sends his career earnings over $341,000,000.
It is good to be Kirk Cousins. He is 88-77-2 as a starter in his NFL career. That was good enough for the Las Vegas Raiders to sign the now-journeyman quarterback to a five-year, $172 million contract on April 2.
This will be the fourth team for the former fourth-round pick out of Michigan State in 2012. For an idea how financially successful Cousins has been, thanks to his $20 million guarantee for 2026, his career earnings of more than $341 million surpass the $333 million that Tom Brady earned his storied career. How had Cousins reached such substantial salary heights?
Let's take a look ... Kirk Cousins' $10M guarantee for 2027 means he will surpass Tom Brady in NFL Career Earnings. Kirk Cousins: $341M+ Tom Brady: $333M ā Spotrac (@spotrac) April 2, 2026 2012: Washington Cash: $862,688 2013: Washington Cash: $480,000 2014: Washington Cash: $570,000 2015: Washington Cash: $$842,007 2016: Washington Cash: $19,953,000 2017: Washington Cash: $23,950,935 2018: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $26,000,000 2019: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $28,000,000 2020: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $40,028,856 2021: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $21,000,000 2022: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $40,000,000 2023: Minnesota Vikings Cash: $30,000,000 2024: Atlanta Falcons Cash: $62,522,768 2025: Atlanta Falcons Cash: $62,522,768 2026: Las Vegas Raiders Cash: $20,000,000 (guaranteed) This article originally appeared on The List Wire: See how much new Raiders QB Kirk Cousins has earned during NFL career