{"id":895842,"date":"2026-09-17T22:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895842\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:50:13","slug":"nfl-quarterback-admits-to-having-an-in-n-out-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895842\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL quarterback admits to having an ‘In-N-Out problem’"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s just something about\u00a0In-N-Out<\/a>. For decades, the California-founded burger chain has drawn national attention for its quality, simplicity and slow-scale approach. And while in recent years billionaire owner Lynsi Snyder has pushed the company\u2019s boundaries ever eastward<\/a>, the Southern California company still considers\u00a0Las Vegas to be a second home<\/a> of sorts \u2014 even adding a giant new flagship store right on the Las Vegas Strip<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n

And as it turns out, one of the brand\u2019s most high-profile megafans also happens to reside in Las Vegas: Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an In-N-Out problem,\u201d the NFL veteran said cheerfully during a press conference this week before the team\u2019s Sunday game against the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a big deal when I lived in the Central or Eastern time zone,\u201d he added, \u201cbut on the West Coast time zone, when I signed with the Raiders, I knew this was gonna be an issue.\u201d Cousins has previously played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n

Cousins was then asked about his specific order, and that\u2019s where things got interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually have a go-to I\u2019m not very proud of,\u201d he said with a smirk. \u201cIf I\u2019m really hungry \u2014 and I did this in August on an off day \u2014 I had three 3x3s.\u201d In\u00a0In-N-Out lingo, a 3×3 means three beef patties and three cheese slices on a single burger. But Cousins wasn\u2019t done. \u201c… I don\u2019t get onions, but then I also get fries. And, don\u2019t usually do a shake. That\u2019s probably the one discipline I try to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long ago, Cousins would have been able to simply order a 9×9 burger \u2014 nine patties and nine cheese slices in a single, giant bun \u2014 but those days are long gone.\u00a0In-N-Out no longer allows burger size modifications above a 4×4, after a Bay Area tech worker and his friends famously ordered and received a 100×100 burger<\/a> on Halloween night in 2004. (Ironically, the location that made the monstrosity was also located in Las Vegas.)<\/p>\n

Within his answer, Cousins also outlined his unusually focused approach to ordering \u2014 or, more specifically, to trying to beat In-N-Out\u2019s notoriously long and egalitarian lines<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not a very patient person, so waiting in the lines can be tough,\u201d he says (great self-scouting). \u201cSo I tend to park and go in. In my mind, I tell myself that\u2019s faster. I don\u2019t know if it actually is or not.\u201d For what it\u2019s worth, internet sleuths<\/a> are divided<\/a> on whether drive-thru or ordering inside makes for the shorter wait time.<\/p>\n

Cousins added that he\u2019s still putting in reps to test his ordering hypothesis. \u201cI try to be strategic when I go, as far as wait times,\u201d he said. \u201cI haven\u2019t quite figured out that hack, maybe it\u2019s early, you know, 10:30,\u00a011,\u00a0when they first open.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Raiders play the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> on Nov. 8 at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara. Kirk, if you\u2019re reading this: The closest In-N-Out location to the stadium is just over 2 miles away on Mission College Boulevard.<\/p>\n