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The first place Kirk Cousins went after trade to the Vikings? Great Clips

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Source: Brainerd Dispatch

After the blockbuster trade went down earlier this week, the first comments from Kirk Cousins didn’t come from local beat reporter covering the Vikings or Las Vegas Raiders, nor did they come from a national insider working for ESPN or NFL Network. The exclusive went to Great Clips. Yes, the hair salon chain, whose headquarters is fittingly located in Bloomington, posted a YouTube Short of Cousins sitting in the chair getting a haircut while answering questions about being reacquired by the Vikings. “I understand the challenge on the football field,” Cousins said in the YouTube post shortly after greenlighting the trade to the Vikings. “There’s a lot of work to go get done. But it would be really special. If I’m going to go win somewhere and have success, I want it to be in Minnesota.” How did all of this come together?

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