Liz Clarke wrote a full blog post from Jay Gruden’s 1 p.m. news conference here and Mike Jones explained why GM Scot McCloughan wants to get a long-term deal done and avoid using the franchise tag here.
This thread was for quickly summarizing and disseminating what the coach and GM said to reporters today, via the tweets included below.
McCloughan on Kirk Cousins:
McCloughan spoke w Cousins in his office last week and he said the QB wants to be a Redskin.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 24, 2016
"I want Kirk here.