In trading for Alex Smith, the Redskins didn’t want to wait until next week to negotiate with Kirk Cousins again.
“We can’t afford to come to the 12th hour and Kirk decide not to come back and leave us with the bag,” Redskins senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams said last week at the scouting combine.
When free agency opens March 14, quarterback won’t be a need for the Washington Redskins.
But the Redskins have plenty to address.
As the combine wrapped up, the Redskins will now shift their attention to free agency.