Kirk Cousins Admits That Vikings Center Garrett Bradbury's Butt Sweat is a Problem

The Minnesota Vikings were severely hindered by offensive line issues last season. The organization addressed it by selecting North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury in the first round of this year's NFL Draft.

While he checked off every qualification and intangible, the Vikings might have missed something on his scouting report.

Following Wednesday practices, quarterback Kirk Cousins complained about Bradbury's sweaty butt. Yes, he actually said this.

"I’m going to take it back to how much he sweats again," Cousins said, via Andrew Krammer of the Star-Tribune. "He promises it’s not a problem in games, but it remains to be seen because his shorts today were soaked. He says it’s not a problem on game days, so the moment of truth Friday night. But apparently you know they keep these domes air conditioned. You get a break on the bench with those colling fans. I’m hoping that really helps. That’s a big thing I’m going to take away from Friday night, was how tough was it to grip the ball after he snaps it to me? If it is tough, we might be in pistol and shotgun all year, which coach [Gary] Kubiak and Kevin [Stefanski] wouldn’t like very much."

See?! We weren't lying to you.

As anyone with common sense knows, a quarterback needs a firm grip on the football in order to lead a successful drive. That goes without saying. And if the ball is covered in butt sweat -- that's a technical term, folks! -- that grip isn't going to be ideal.

Granted, this is happening in scorching August weather, so we won't know if the problem will persist throughout the season, especially in the fall and winter.

If it does continue, however, the Vikings may need to play out of the shotgun formation, as Cousins suggests.