If you have money riding on the Minnesota Vikings any time they’re on the road, the best thing you can hope to see after the game is quarterback Kirk Cousins wearing a bunch of iced out jewelry around his neck.
You can thank left tackle Christian Darrisaw for that.
After the team’s win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4, their second of four straight, Cousins wore Darrisaw’s chain on the flight back home.
It was the first time he had ever wore a chain, and as Fox’s Kristina Pink explained ahead of their game Sunday, it became a superstition for Cousins.
So he did it again after Minnesota’s Week 6 win in Miami, and more teammates joined in on chaining the quarterback.
The story behind @KirkCousins8 and the bling 💎@Kristina_Pink tells the story … with the chain itself 👀 pic.twitter.com/lS7qzuYRr8
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 30, 2022
Now, Cousins’ chain-wearing has taken on a life of its own.
“Big Kirko” was born in the moment from this video below.
Kirk Cousins on wearing Christian Darrisaw’s chain, which Kris Boyd put on him:
“I had never actually put a chain on, so that was my first experience of what that feels like. Honestly, it was very empowering. It felt pretty good to have that chain on.”
pic.twitter.com/2K8ChZRgbK— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) October 5, 2022
And this was Cousins after the Dolphins win.
QB1 so ICY 🥶🥶
🎥: @showtimesully10 | IG pic.twitter.com/36vzQR9TDA
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 16, 2022
Another angle of Kirk “Big Kirko” Cousins rocking numerous chains on the postgame flight (via @chrisdarrisaw71 on IG) pic.twitter.com/cHavpHNB9v
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) October 16, 2022
The Vikings are four-point favorites over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but they’re home, so there won’t be any flights after the game.
The next time Cousins will have a chance to break out the chains is next Sunday after Minnesota plays the Washington Commanders.
