One of the most interesting contract negotiations fans have been following this offseason involves Kirk Cousins.
Washington's quarterback played last season on the franchise tag ($19,953,000 million) and played extremely well, posting a career high in yards with 4917.
The 28-year-old and the team had been trying to negotiate a long-term deal this offseason to keep him in Washington, but Monday talks officially came to an end.
Thanks to the franchise tag, Cousins will make a cool $23,943,600 next season and he's not locked in long-term with a team that hasn't exactly handled this whole situation well and quite frankly might not be a great place to play in a year.
That said, as per Washington President Bruce Allen, Cousins turned down record breaking money to essentially bet on himself again and play under the tag.
As stated in the release, the proposed $53 million in guaranteed money would have been the highest fully guaranteed amount upon signing for a QB in NFL history.
At the end of the day, it's all business, but business may have cost Washington a franchise quarterback when it's all said and done because things become very expensive next season if they plan on implementing the same strategy.
We imagine Cousins likes that.
(H/T: Washington)
