The Minnesota Vikings desperately need a quarterback upgrade. Their 6-2 record is in jeopardy given how poorly both Carson Wentz and Kyler Murray have played.

It should come as little surprise that the reporting on NFL trade deadline day involves the Vikings making a push to find a new quarterback. While there aren't a lot of options, one has emerged as the team's preferred QB upgrade.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins has become the Vikings' "prime" trade target this year, and they're trying to get a deal done in the next two hours before the deadline passes.

Vikings making serious push for Kirk Cousins as 'prime' trade target

"Vikings have identified Raiders QB Kirk Cousins as a prime trade candidate ahead of today's 4 pm ET deadline, per league sources," Schefter reports. "The clock is ticking to get a deal done."

Of all the potential upgrades the Vikings could realistically get at the 2026 NFL trade deadline, Cousins is the most obvious one to consider.

Cousins previously played with the Vikings and has familiarity with the team. Justin Jefferson would finally get fed the ball, and there would be plenty of optimism if the Vikings could pull this off.

Of course, it's probably going to cost the Vikings a good amount to acquire Cousins, but considering how great the defense and skill players are, the Vikings cannot afford to waste this season away with Wentz or Murray at quarterback.

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The Raiders haven't wanted to trade Cousins this season, as he's been their starter through the first nine weeks while they patiently wait to hand things over to No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.

But with the Vikings now desperate, they might be willing to offer a lot to pry Cousins from the Raiders. They've seemingly zeroed in on Cousins, according to Schefter, and will be making a push on deadline day to acquire the Raiders' quarterback.

At the time of this report from Schefter, the Vikings have a little under two and a half hours to make a trade happen. There's time, but it could very easily run out if they aren't careful.

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