If Kirk Cousins changes teams this season, he’d like to change coasts.
Washington’s quarterback would prefer to be traded to the 49ers, if he doesn’t remain with his current employer in 2017, ESPN reported.
Cousins, 28, spent the first two seasons of his career with 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who worked with him as Washington’s offensive coordinator from 2012-13.
Washington is expected to use the $23.9 million franchise tag on Cousins by the deadline of 1 p.m. Wednesday. However, Cousins and Washington aren’t close to a long-term contract agreement and it would be prohibitively expensive to place the franchise tag on Cousins for a third straight season in 2018.