The Vikings traded a third-round pick for Kirk Cousins on Tuesday because they need to improve their quarterback play, but head coach Kevin O’Connell stopped short of saying that Cousins will jump immediately into the lineup this week.

Cousins is familiar with O’Connell’s offense because of his previous stint playing for him with the Vikings and O’Connell said on Wednesday that will help speed up the acclimation process. He added that there are some differences from when Cousins was last with the team in 2023 and that he wants “to be fair to Kirk and make sure he feels good about it,” but that “we acquired Kirk to join a 6-2 football team and play.”

“I do think it’s still too early to commit wholeheartedly to what the plan on Sunday looks like, but I will say [I’m] excited about the opportunity of spending every minute we can between now and then to get him comfortable and allow him to play for us this Sunday,” O’Connell said.

The Packers are surely preparing for Cousins to be Minnesota’s quarterback on Sunday and it would be a surprise if anyone else is under center, but everyone will have to wait a little longer for confirmation of the Vikings’ plan.