It’s been four years since Washington let quarterback Kirk Cousins walk in free agency and Jay Gruden is still not happy about it.
Cousins, 34, played his final two seasons in D.C. on the franchise tag before signing a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 that set a then-record for the largest contract in NFL history. He’s since signed two subsequent extensions to stay in Minnesota while the Commanders have cycled through a carousel of quarterbacks.
Gruden lost his job five games into the 2019 season, a year in which Case Keenum, the late Dwayne Haskins and Colt McCoy all started under center with Alex Smith rehabbing from a gruesome leg injury.