Quarterback Kirk Cousins is heading into free agency coming off a torn Achilles, but it does not appear that injury will have much impact on his initial asking price.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback could cost as much as $90M guaranteed over two years on the open market, according to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press. That price would certainly rule the Vikings out of the running to bring him back.

Cousins famously signed a three-year, $84M fully guaranteed deal in 2018. He is aiming for even more now over a shorter period of time, largely because the quarterback market has continued to grow more costly since then. An annual salary of $45M would barely put him in the top ten among quarterbacks, for instance.

The veteran quarterback has suggested that he would like to be back with the Vikings, but that price likely would not be feasible for them, so he would have to moderate somewhat. He has made three Pro Bowls with the team, and they lack a clear and obvious replacement for him in the short term.