Cousins Is Rodgers’ Injury Sub For Pro Bowl For 3rd Time
Jan 31, 2022, 3:42 PM
Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings and Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers shakes hands after the game at Lambeau Field on September 15, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins will be the Pro Bowl injury replacement for Aaron Rodgers for a third time.
The Minnesota Vikings quarterback was added to the NFC roster for the game in Las Vegas.
Rodgers played much of the season for the Green Bay Packers with a broken toe.
Captain Kirk!!@KirkCousins8 has been named to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for Aaron Rodgers (injury).
📰: https://t.co/yXccZ8MzUD pic.twitter.com/N1pv4cCSNu
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 31, 2022
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Cousins was also picked as the fill-in for Rodgers after the 2019 season with Minnesota and after the 2016 season with Washington.
The 33-year-old Cousins was one of two players in the NFL this season with 30-plus touchdown passes and fewer than 10 interceptions.
Rodgers was the other.
