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Kirk Cousins explains the family decision behind his Minnesota return

NFL on FOX's fast-starting Short puts school, baseball and a conversation with Julie at the center of the quarterback's move.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 848,525 views a day, 48 times a normal first day on this channel (17,681).

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School, baseball and friends gave Kirk Cousins' wife, Julie, plenty to weigh before bringing their sons to Minnesota. Cousins wanted his family with him, but says he left the final decision to her.

In NFL on FOX's press-conference Short, he explains how that hesitation gave way to a much simpler answer. Julie told the boys after school that their dad had been traded to the Vikings. They immediately wanted to go.

Cousins says the family is nearby and excited for the weeks ahead. The clip pairs his account at the microphone with footage of him on the field in a Vikings uniform, but the story he tells is about what happens away from football.

It drew roughly 380,000 views in seven hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short. The comment section was also much busier than usual, with viewers discussing his decision to leave the choice to Julie.

The family account adds a different perspective to the trade news. As we reported here, another NFL on FOX clip caught J.J. McCarthy learning about Cousins' arrival from reporters. This time, Cousins gets to explain how the news landed at home.

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