Kirk Cousins spoke to Aaron Rodgers, used him as 'benchmark' in Achilles rehab process

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell joins Colin Cowherd to discuss how now-Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins helped him "become the coach [he] is today."

Quarterback Kirk Cousins has taken some hard hits in his NFL career, but he never needed surgery to repair an injury he sustained until Week 8 of the 2023 campaign. 

Cousins suffered a torn Achilles, and in a flash, his season was done with surgery imminent to repair the ligament. 

"It’s uncharted territory for me," Cousins told Fox News Digital one day after the offseason workout period came to an end with his new team, the Atlanta Falcons.

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Quarterback Kirk Cousins, #18 of the Atlanta Falcons, speaks to the media during OTA offseason workouts at the Atlanta Falcons training facility on May 14, 2024 in Flowery Branch, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Cousins found a new home in the NFL in free agency a few months back, but the veteran signal caller was not worried about that in late October 2023, when he knew he needed to go under the knife, and take on a rehab process he knew nothing about after the fact. 

It is a scary thought for anyone, let alone a 35-year-old quarterback, to think about the daunting recovery process ahead. However, Cousins took things in stride and got some help from others, including New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. 

Rodgers, of course, tore his Achilles four plays into his new tenure with the Jets and was already in his own recovery process when Cousins tore his seven weeks later. 

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"Aaron’s a couple months ahead of me," said Cousins, who also discussed how he "recharges the batteries" during his