First trailer for Netflix's "Quarterback" features healthy dose of Vikings' Kirk Cousins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins will be featured in a new Netflix documentary.
On Wednesday, the streaming platform debuted a trailer for "Quarterback," which follows Cousins, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, and the Falcons' Marcus Mariota through the 2022-2023 season.
The trailer opens with Cousins reading a story to one of his children.
"Why does the NFL have so many rules against hitting quarterbacks?" Cousins is heard reading. "A quarterback throwing a pass is wide open for dangerous hits and injury to the quarterback can sink a team's entire season."
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In the trailer, Cousins is noted for his "dad-style" attire and the iconic "Kirko Chainz" moment following the win over his old team the Washington Commanders.
"If ever I do go out of my shell, it seems to become a thing," Cousins said, laughing.
Netflix says the documentary will show what it takes to have the "toughest job in sports both on and off the field" and provides an inside look at the "biggest moments of victory and heartbreak." All three players were mic'd up for every game.
Cousins spoke about the documentary after minicamp wrapped up Wednesday.
"It'll be good to see how people respond to it, and how they feel about it," Cousins said. "The hope was that people could maybe get a little bit more of an inside look at what it's like. That was the hope. But again, you can only give them so much access and there were times where it's like, 'I'd love to have you in this or that meeting, and it would paint a better picture of what it's like, but we're not gonna let you in.'"
Vikings fans will probably guess what the heartbreak moment will be: Cousins throwing a checkdown pass on fourth down in the playoffs, which ultimately led to the team's first-round exit.
Cousins, at this point, is set to hit free agency following this upcoming season unless he is given a contract extension.
The documentary comes out next month.
