VIENNA, Virginia — Each of the last two offseasons for Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins have been different.
In 2016, the Redskins applied the franchise tag and ultimately wanted Cousins to prove his 2015 season wasn’t a fluke. Last year, Cousins was again given the tag, but declined to formally make a counteroffer for a long-term contract — instead playing the 2017 season on a one-year deal to assess where the Redskins were after the season.
Now as the Cousins and the franchise prepare to go through the same dance for a third straight year, Cousins told 106.