will be the ' starting quarterback in 2017, but he may not have a long-term future in Washington. At 4 p.m. ET on Monday, the franchise deadline came and pa sed, which means Cousins will once again play under what is e sentially a one-year contract.By the sound of it, Cousins is completely OK with the limited security the franchise tag offers. But the Redskins don't sound happy about it.Minutes after the deadline pa sed, team president Bruce Allen released a statement that revealed the contract the Redskins offered Cousins. According to Allen, but Cousins preferred to play under the franchise tag.Here's their entire statement, which reeks of desperation:Our goal was to sign Kirk to Garrett Bradbury Jersey a long-term contract with the final objective of having him finish his career with the Redskins.On May 2nd, right after the draft, we made Kirk an offer that included the highest fully guaranteed amount upon signing for a quarterback in NFL history ($53 million) and guaranteed a total of $72 million Zack Bailey Jersey for injury. The deal would have made him at least the second highest-paid player by average per year in NFL history.But despite our repeated attempts, we have not received any offer from Kirk's agent this year.Kirk has made it clear that he prefers to play on a year-to-year basis. While we would have liked to work out a long-term contract before this season, we accept his decision.Andrew Brandt of and Mike Jones of provided more contract information:Deal offered by added 5 years (6 total) with $29M more guaranteed than $24M scheduled. So $1M more than Transition Tag Mackensie Alexander Jersey next year. Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) I'm told the proposed deal (5 more years) by Redskins only guaranteed 1 more year beyond this. Cousins fine taking his time.No hard feelings Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) As our Will Brinson noted, the Redskins' offer really wasn't great. It's easy to see why Cousins turned it down. He had no real incentive to take the Redskins' offer. It couldn't have been a difficult choice for him. Bruce Allen says WAS offered Kirk Cousins $53M gtd. Barely above bare minimum:2017 salary: $23.9M2018 trans. tag: $28.7MTotal: $52.6M Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) Under the Andrew DePaola Jersey franchise tag, Cousins will make $23.9 million this year. Last year, he made $19.9 million under the tag. So in all, Cousins will have made nearly $44 million in two years by accepting the relative lack of long-term stability that comes along with the franchise tag. Translation: His move to bet on himself has worked out pretty well, even if he still hasn't inked a long-term deal.There are a couple of different ways to look at the upcoming season. The first way is that Cousins is set up to earn a huge, long-term deal following the season. A suming Cousins can maintain his level of play from the past two seasons -- he's completed 68.3 percent of his pa ses for 9,083 yards, 54 touchdowns, 23 interceptions and a 99.3 pa ser rating since 2015 -- or even improve, someone That's the deal Cousins is seeking. Maybe it'll be the , who are coached by ex-Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Maybe it'll be the Redskins. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter,The second way of looking at this year is that Cousins will struggle Ben Ellefson Jersey now that and are gone. But even if that happens, Cousins will still make his money. Heck, just got . Someone will pay Cousins in a quarterback-needy league.No matter which way you look at it, Cousins comes out on top. And the Redskins, once again, certainly don't look like the best-run franchise in football. You like that?
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