Washington Redskins NFL Trade Rumors: Kirk Cousins Signs Franchise Tender

By Noriel See, Christian Post Contributor Saturday, March 11, 2017

The drama continues in Washington. The Redskins are a mess right now. After weeks of dodging questions about the status of general manager Scot McCloughan, the team finally showed him the door after only two seasons. Well, that's not the only issue they have to address because quarterback Kirk Cousins would rather play somewhere else than stay with the team.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter‏, Cousins has finally agreed to sign his one-year, $23.94 million franchise tender and he's now tradable. He also mentioned that the Redskins haven't considered trading the quarterback before, but that might change soon now that Cousins has signed.

That's probably the sort of thing Cousins wants to hear right now. ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported that Cousins personally asked Redskins owner Dan Snyder for a trade, but he was "basically told not to get his hopes up." Mortensen's report was made before Cousins signed, so perhaps his request would be granted.

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The Redskins still have until July 15 to negotiate a long-term deal with Cousins, but that probably won't happen. Citing a source close to the quarterback's camp, CSN Washington's Chick Hernandez said Cousins would not negotiate a long-term deal with the team as long as Bruce Allen was team president.

Of course, not everyone is convinced that Cousins can resist the lure of a huge contract that will pay him loads of money.

"Now, it's reasonable to believe that Cousins is sufficiently grumpy about being tagged two years in a row, and might not be thrilled with the direction of the franchise at the moment — provided there is one," ProFootballTalk's Darin Gantt said in his report. "But the notion that he'd turn down an Andrew Luck-level contract if Allen was the one delivering it to him seems farfetched as well," he continued.

Meanwhile, Hernandez also revealed that most of the players didn't like the way McCloughan was fired. Sounds like there are a lot of unhappy players wearing Redskins uniforms right now.