Kirk Cousins is playing like a franchise quarterback, and the Washington Redskins might have to pay him like one.
The team likely will place a second consecutive franchise tag on Cousins, who’s set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole reported, confirming an earlier report from CBSSports.com’s Jason La Canfora.
With Robert Griffin III finally out of the picture, Cousins has taken his game to another level and might be playing better than any quarterback in the league right now. That’s probably why the Redskins would even consider paying him the $24 million another franchise tag would bring.
.@KirkCousins8 has highest passer rating by any active QB over last 20 starts…starts w wk 7 2015 (the "you like that?" game) @nflnetwork 🏈
— melissa stark (@melissastark) November 25, 2016
Wherever Cousins winds up after this season, let’s hope he provides more clip-worthy moments like these.
Kirk Cousins is ballin’
371 yards
2 TDs#WASvsDALhttps://t.co/GrL1eh034H— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 25, 2016
67 yard TD strike for @KirkCousins8. You like that?https://t.co/FZEUWxvOGt
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) November 25, 2016
The Redskins enter Week 13 at 6-4-1 and still in the race for an NFC wild-card playoff spot.
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