Live from Southern California, this is the Jim Rome show.

I'm going to start with some football, not only football, but Raider football.

Say what you want about Kirk Cousins.

Say what you want about Kirk Cousins as a quarterback, and I have said plenty.

Because I like the guy.

I've always liked the guy.

I think he's an excellent quarterback.

But here's what nobody can ever, ever deny.

No matter what you think about the man as a quarterback, he is an all-time great businessman. When it comes to the business of football,

Kirk Cousins is not just elite. He may in fact be the goat. Never mind first ballot Hall of Fame

businessman, never mind getting his own wing in the Business hall of fame, they should create and build

his very own Hall of Fame for that very reason. A Hall of Fame of One. In other words,

induct Kirk, then shut it down. Let's go home. Shut it down. Let's go home.

I'm talking about a good to very good player, but the ultimate leverage player.

And he just proved it yet again with this brand new deal with the Raiders.

You may have seen this, maybe not.

But he's got a brand new deal with the Raiders,

and it's going to make you straight fall out of your chair when you see the numbers.

Here is what Adam Schaefter dropped earlier today.

At Adam Schaefter, quote, comp update.

Kirk Cousins will sign a five-year, five-year,

$172 million deal with the Raiders that in reality is a one-year fully guaranteed $20 million deal that also contains a club option for two years at 80 mil.

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