Kirk Cousins trying to prove he can play, while competing for backup role

Washington Redskins' OTA'sThey’ve tried to make it clear this offseason in Washington that Robert Griffith III is the starting quarterback.

But Kirk Cousins is doing everything in his power to make it more complicated, even though he’s now competing for the backup job.

While coach Jay Gruden has split the second reps between Cousins and Colt McCoy, Cousins said he’s not thinking about that.

“I think it’s just my job to put my head down, keep working and give them reason to play me,” Cousins said, via Liz Clarke of the Washington Post. “And if they’re not going to play me, then to give them reason to say, ‘We’re excited if this guy ever does get in a game.’ That’s the best chance I have to be…