Cousins not bothered by Jefferson omitting him from top-5 QB rankings

Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Kirk Cousins has no hard feelings about teammate Justin Jefferson omitting him from his list of top five quarterbacks.

Jefferson listed Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, and Josh Allen as his top five quarterbacks in an interview with RedeTV's Danilo Lacalle earlier this month.

"This is the first time hearing about it," Cousins said on "KFan Minneapolis" recently. "As a competitor, you'd always want (to be on a top five list). People have to be honest and share what they think, and I'm not going to tell somebody what they need to think."

He added: "Hopefully, in 2024, I'll be on his list. We'll see what we can do this year."

Cousins and Jefferson have formed one of the NFL's most dangerous quarterback-receiver duos since the latter was drafted in 2020. Their production last season was especially dominant as Jefferson led the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809).

An 11-year veteran, Cousins joined the Vikings in 2018 and has put up a 46-33-1 record as a starter. He's also one of the stars of Netflix's new "Quarterback" series alongside Mahomes and Marcus Mariota.

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