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