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Kirk Cousins' Raiders pregame speech goes viral for a bizarre reason

Cousins addressed the Raiders before the game, and fans online compared the delivery to Tom Brady; the actual words were not the point.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Wake Up, America
Published 5:42 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by HITC: “'Like he's Tom Brady' - Kirk Cousins' pregame speech to LV Raiders goes viral for bizarre reason”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:42 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Kirk, Raiders.
BBN covered this story before: Vrabel's blunt message after Patriots rout Raiders 45-17 (October 11).

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HITC'Like he's Tom Brady' - Kirk Cousins' pregame speech to LV Raiders goes viral for bizarre reason

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKirk Cousins gave a pregame speech to the Las Vegas Raiders, and HITC says it went viral for a bizarre reason, with people saying he sounded like he's Tom Brady.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo a speech blew up because of who it sounded like, not what it said.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVera, that is spiritually Florida. Brady played there, and the huddle was basically a gator wrangling seminar.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCousins is not a Florida man, and Brady's team is the only link you've got. Nobody wrangled anything.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA humid locker room is a lanai, and a lanai is Florida!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVegas is a desert. Your lanai is a dry heat.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlorida Man Rating: three alligators, because the speech stays a mystery.

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