Revealed: 49ers Asking Price for Mac Jones That Ended Talks with Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings will have Kirk Cousins back under center Sunday at Lambeau Field for the first time since he hobbled off the same grass three years ago (Wk 8 2023), following an achilles tear that abruptly ended an MVP-caliber season, to that point.

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To get the deal done with Las Vegas, Vikings GM Nolan Teasley sent a 2027 third-round pick to the Raiders for Cousins, a move that went official about an hour before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Of course, it s no secret that Minnesota called on more QBs, before quickly narrowing the focus on a Kirko reunion.

Mac Jones trade cost was too steep for Vikings After the deal was announced, Dianna Russini (BetUS) appeared from the ether to report that the Vikings had checked in on Mac Jones in San Francisco, but the price was too high.

Now, we know what that price was. According to Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport today at ESPN, the 49ers and Vikings had one conversati