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Kirk Cousins Sings Tom Brady Parody Song With Kelly Clarkson at NFL Honors

Cousins is a Pro Bowl quarterback who happens to also sing pretty well.

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Here's something I didn't expect to see at the NFL Honors show on Thursday night: Kirk Cousins and Kelly Clarkson singing a duet, parodying Clarkson's smash hit "Since U Been Gone" with lyrics about Tom Brady's (second) retirement from the league.

Cousins — with a bunch of chains around his neck as a nod to his "Kirko Chains" alter ego that formed during the 2022 season — got on stage with Clarkson, the show's host, and showed off his impressive vocals.

"I'm sorry Kelly, I just wanted to sing one quick tribute song to Tom Brady on behalf of all the other quarterbacks in our league," Cousins said. "Would that be OK?"

"Tom's won seven times, went to ten," Cousins sang. "He's on some beach so maybe Kirk could win. Yeah, yeah, since he's been gone. "

That's when Clarkson took over for the second part of the brief musical performance, culminating in Brady's recent thirst trap social media post being displayed on the screen. It was quite something.

Cousins went 0-3 against Brady, so it makes sense why he might not be too upset to see No. 12 officially call it quits.

It's been a busy week for Cousins. He was in Las Vegas last week for the Pro Bowl with his family, then attended Thursday's NFL Honors show in Phoenix. Cousins was on hand to watch his teammate Justin Jefferson win Offensive Player of the Year and Moment of the Year for his one-handed catch against the Bills.

Cousins, who once sang in his high school glee club, may have stolen the show on Thursday.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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