Injured Vikings QB Kirk Cousins and his four-year-old son go shirtless to pump up fans before crucial game with rival Packers in Minneapolis
- The chant usually ends with someone blowing into a huge Gjallarhorn
- Cousins went viral last year for celebrating a win over Washington shirtless
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Kirk Cousins' affinity for being shirtless is clearly inherited from his four-year-old son Cooper.
The injured Minnesota quarterback led the team fans in their customary “Skol Vikings” chant before Sunday night's pivotal game with the rival Green Bay Packers.
Cousins performed his ceremonial duties topless with the help of Cooper, who also removed his own shirt before leading the crowd in a slow clap alongside his father.
Roughly translated from a number of Scandinavian languages to “Cheers Vikings,” the chant usually ends with someone pretending to blow into a huge Gjallarhorn, a horn associated with the Norse god Heimdallr.
And Cousins, wearing his customary shirtless gold chain, played the role to the raucous approval of Vikings fans. For football fans, the spectacle is reminiscent of Iceland's ultimate Viking song at the 2016 European Championship in France.
Unfortunately for Cousins' teammates, the chant didn't translate to the field, where the Packers cruised to a 33-10 victory, effectively ending the Vikings' playoff hopes.
The injured Minnesota Vikings QB gathered fans for their home game against the Packers on Sunday
Cousins, 35, showed off his tonal body in front of a Gjallarhorn before kickoff in Minneapolis
In Norse mythology, the Gjallarhorn, which Cousins blew into, can be heard around the world
Cousins and his son, Cooper, also clapped in the same way as the Icelandic Euro 2016 team
Cousins has been injured since late October, when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the 24-10 win over the Packers in Green Bay.
Journeyman quarterback Joshua Dobbs came over from Arizona and won his next two starts for the team before dropping two and being benched during a 3-0 win over the Raiders in Las Vegas on December 10.
Cousins first embraced shirtlessness last season, when his teammates gave him gold chains, which the bare-chested quarterback wore in a viral video of him dancing aboard the team flight after a 2022 win over his old former team — the Washington Commanders .
Devout Christian and his wife Julie are parents to two boys: Cooper, four, and Turner, three.
Cousins embraced shirtlessness in '22 on a flight returning from DC after beating his old team
Cousins – a devout Christian – and his wife Julie are parents to two boys: Cooper, 4, and Turner, 3
With Cousins' future up in the air beyond this season, star receiver Justin Jefferson once again made his feelings known about his quarterback after losing to the Detroit Lions on Christmas Eve.
“I feel like I always speak my mind about Kirk,” Jefferson said. “As much as people degrade him and don't want to give him credit, I'm always the person who always gives him credit. I've always been blessed and just accepting the person he was to me, the player he was to me and this team, just being that leader and captain, controlling the game, controlling where the ball goes and making great throws to make. . I think the rest of the world is certainly realizing that at this point.”
Cousins was once again putting together a strong season before suffering an injury. He had 2,331 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. His 291.4 passing yards per game currently leads the league and his 103.8 quarterback rating ranks fourth.
Cousins has a one-year, $35 million contract with the Vikings that expires in February.