India, April 12 -- Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins shared an off-field story about his connection with new teammate Brock Bowers. Cousins revealed that his familiarity with the rookie goes back well before their time together in the NFL.

Kirk Cousins was bought by the Las Vegas Raiders on April 2 as a free agent. As Cousins prepares for the 15th season of his career and first with the Raiders, he said that his exposure to Bowers began during the tight end's college career at the University of Georgia because of his wife's family.

Cousins explained that his wife and her family are closely connected to Georgia. He regularly followed the team and Bowers in particular during his college years.

"My wife went to Georgia, and my in...