Cousins rejoins the Vikings, where familiarity and comfort will help him prepare to play the Packers

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins has rejoined the Minnesota Vikings after not quite three years away, relishing his familiarity with the Twin Cities area, the people in the organization and, of course, coach Kevin O'Connell's offense.The improbable reunion with the quarterback-desperate Vikings, via their deadline-day trade with the Las Vegas Raiders, made so much sense for all sides that it hardly seemed like a surprise in the end.“Kevin knows what I do well. Kevin knows what I don’t do well. Kevin knows what I can handle. Kevin knows what I can’t handle,” Cousins said Wednesday after arriving at Vikings headquarters. “And I think that helps. Not just that he knows your strengths, but that he knows your weaknesses.”O'Connell stopped short of promising that Cousins would start Sunday at Green Bay — “That’s what we’re working toward, but we also want to make sure he feels good,” the coach said — but the Vikings didn't send their 2027 third-round draft pick to the Raiders for more depth.