It's not really a surprise that Washington and Kirk Cousins failed to come to terms on a long-term extension before Monday's deadline for franchise players.
What is a surprise, however, is what happened next. Team President Bruce Allen released a statement detailing the offer Washington made to keep Cousins in the organization while revealing that Cousins' representation failed to ever respond to the proposal. While teams often leak information to try and negotiate through various media channels, this sort of public revelation is virtually unprecedented. It also says a lot about Cousins' future in D.