Kirk Cousins will wear No. 8 again for Vikings

Published November 12, 2026 03:28 PM Vikings fans won’t need to buy new Kirk Cousins jerseys.The team has announced that Cousins will wear No. 8 in his second stint in Minnesota. Safety Jakobe Thomas, who most recently wore No. 8, will switch to No. 6.Thomas, a rookie who played last year at the University of Miami, wore No. 6 during his time at Middle Tennessee State.When asked about the number situation on Wednesday, Cousins told reporters: “I’m confident that Jakobe and I can have a healthy and mature conversation and figure this out.” (Whether that conversation included a healthy and mature transfer of cash to Thomas remains to be seen.)Regardless, Cousins needed to be back in No. 8. Thomas, who has yet to play in a regular-season game, surely knew that.Although it could have been a moneymaker for the Vikings and for Cousins if he’d landed in a new number. Vikings fans are sufficiently giddy to consider buying another one.