Kirk Cousins

Kevin Durant weighs in on Kirk Cousins' contract situation: 'He's the future'

Published Feb. 28, 2017 8:46 a.m. ET

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Cameron DaSilva

The Washington Redskins selected Kirk Cousins in the fourth round of the 2012 draft, appearing to be an insurance plan for Robert Griffin III – or a trade chip down the line if RG3 was indeed the franchise guy. But Cousins quickly became the guy in Washington after Griffin failed to keep the job, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Yet, the Redskins have still been reluctant to commit to Cousins as the long-term answer. They couldn’t last offseason, when they placed him on a one-year franchise tag, and they still haven’t this year. Kevin Durant, a die-hard Redskins fan, isn’t on board with how the team has handled this, and believes Cousins should get paid.

“Oh, man. I love Cousins,” Durant told the Washington Post. “I think he deserves a long-term deal. I think so. I think he’s the future for us. He’s getting better. I think he’s paid his dues. We didn’t know what we’d get out of him when [Robert Griffin III] got hurt, but he’s proven that he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the league.”

Durant believes getting a long-term deal that keeps Cousins in Washington will only help his play – mainly for the fact that he won’t feel the need to continually prove himself, or look over his shoulder at possible replacements.

“And I’m always for a guy getting his money. I don’t want him to look over his shoulder and play football, not worrying about the contract or his potential. I think he’ll play better knowing that, ‘I’m here, this is my team. I’m rooted in this city.’ He has a wife I think, so he and his wife are rooted in the city.”

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