ANALYSIS/OPINION
If Monday, July 17, comes and goes without a long-term contract agreement between Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins, it will mean that the quarterback is one step closer to the goal he set for himself after he was drafted behind Robert Griffin III in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
He will be one step closer to getting out of town.
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If there is no contract agreement, it will mean Cousins will play for the second straight season under the franchise tag — last year for $20 million, this coming season for $24 million.