For once, news about the Kirk Cousins contract has come out that does not seem too bleak. With the extension deadline for franchise tag players just over a month away, July 15, it seemed like the Washington Redskins and Cousins were going to be unable to agree on a deal. However, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, they may be making more positive progress in negotiations. Schefter spoke of the talks in a recent article.
At last month’s owners meetings in Chicago, Redskins president Bruce Allen and Cousins’ agent, Mike McCartney, had their first face-to-face meeting in the two years since Washington first used the franchise tag on the starting quarterback, sources said.