Pierre Garcon gives Kirk Cousins vote of confidence: 'He is a natural-born leader'

The Kirk Cousins era is underway in Washington, and Pierre Garcon is clearly on board.

Garcon vouched strongly for Cousins on Wednesday, after he was named the Redskins' starting quarterback Monday.

"Kirk is a very enthusiastic guy," Garcon said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "He commands the huddle, he has a lot of faith in us, that we can help him do well. He is a natural-born leader, he's definitely been planning for that for a long time.

"You can tell from what kind of person he is that he's a leader, he's been doing it for a long time and he's excited about the opportunity. We definitely want to keep him excited and never want to, you know, have him lose that faith in himself. He's definitely ready and eager to get the season started to prove to everybody what he can do."

Garcon recorded 68 receptions for 752 yards and three touchdowns last season, and is looking to crack the 1,000-yard plateau for the second time in his career.

With Robert Griffin III's days in Washington appearing to be numbered, Garcon publicly backing the new starter could be a political move.