Sports · NFL · 13 outlets (L 1 · C 4 · R 5 · 3 not rated)
Vikings trade for Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins
The Minnesota Vikings are acquiring quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders in a trade ahead of Tuesday's deadline, according to multiple reports.[1, 10, 31 +1] Minnesota is sending a third-round pick in the 2027 draft to Las Vegas, per The Guardian and the New York Post.[1, 13]
The Los Angeles Times noted he left Minnesota as a free agent more than two years ago.[31] Newsweek reported earlier Tuesday that Minnesota had begun calling teams about a quarterback trade after a 23-6 loss to Buffalo.[5]
Covered by The Guardian, NBC News, Fox News and 10 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 10 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 4 are center and 5 are right of center (4 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69).
Not rated The Athletic, ESPN, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.