Kirk Cousins's Vikings return gives Jefferson's thank-you new meaning

NFL on ESPN pairs its trade coverage with a brief NFL Films encounter between the quarterback and his former receiving partner.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 59,125 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (2,959).

Kirk Cousins 🤝 Justin Jefferson (via @NFLFilms/TT)

Justin Jefferson spots Kirk Cousins across the field, calls out "Kirky, ohhh!" and moves in for a hug. Then comes the line that makes this more than a routine postgame greeting: "Thank you for what you meant to me, man."

NFL on ESPN posted the NFL Films Short alongside coverage of Cousins's trade from the Raiders back to Minnesota. The clip shows a postgame encounter, not his arrival following the deal, but the timing gives their exchange a different resonance. Cousins was Jefferson's quarterback through the receiver's first four NFL seasons.

"Always, same. Same, dog. Much love," Cousins replies before they part among the players and photographers.

The Short drew about 28,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for Shorts. In the comments, viewers connect the embrace to the trade: some imagine Jefferson celebrating with the Griddy, while others consider what the reunion could mean for the NFC North.

Elsewhere on the channel, Peter Schrager's Big Day covers the deal that brings Cousins back from Las Vegas. That upload supplies the transaction; this brief exchange supplies Jefferson's own words about what their partnership meant.

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The numbers

The postgame Short has already passed the channel's usual first-day views for the format, with its first day still underway.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,959

this video

59,125

subscribers

923,000

▲ 3,000 in the last 7 days

total views

709,666,056

the video

views

28,047

likes

637

comments

27

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

First Things First

1,120,000

Overtime SZN

1,100,000

TSN

975,000

NFL on ESPN

923,000

TMZSports

884,000

NHL on ESPN

881,000

As of November 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.