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Kirk Cousins Rumors: QB Not Expected to Sign New Contract by Monday

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Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins "is not expected to sign a long-term deal by Monday’s deadline, but is open to doing deal with team after season," according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Cousins is currently scheduled to make $23.9 million in 2017 under the franchise tag, per Spotrac, but could then hit free agency after the season. The deadline to sign franchise players to long-term contracts is Monday at 4 p.m. ET.

As Schefter noted, using any sort of tag on Cousins after the season would come with an astronomical cost:

Adam Schefter

Now, the transition tag after this season for Kirk Cousins will be $28,732,320, the franchise tag $34,478,784.