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When the Redskins selected Kirk Cousins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, the plan was for him to serve as the backup for the second-overall pick, Robert Griffin III. But things don't always work out as planned, and after a stellar rookie season, RG3 floundered, Cousins eventually replaced him, and by 2015, it was clear that Cousins was now Washington's quarterback of the future.

Except that Cousins was set to become a free agency this offseason, which is why the team slapped him with the franchise tag.