Cousins feels 'everybody is on the same page' during contract talks
Just as they were a year ago, Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins are in talks to work out a long-term contract, but whether they actually agree to one is unknown.
Team president Bruce Allen confirmed that talks have been ongoing earlier this week, but with rumors that the team isn't completely sold on Cousins as their franchise quarterback, the 28-year-old did little to hint at whether he will actually land a new deal soon.
"I've had very positive conversations with everybody involved throughout the process this offseason," Cousins said Wednesday, according to NFL.com's Nick Shook. "I feel like everybody is on the same page and I really have nothing further to add from what's already been said.
"I feel good about where I'm at, where this team is at, where my teammates are at so now it's a matter of trying to move forward and we'll see what happens come July 15. It will be a telling date as it was last summer."
Cousins is currently set to play the 2017 season on the franchise tag after doing the same in 2016. He would have the highest base salary in the league at $23.9 million in 2017, according to spotrac.com, but would only have the job security of one season - which he apparently doesn't have a problem with.
He and the Redskins have until the July 15 deadline to come to an agreement on a new contract or Cousins will be forced to play under the tag.