QB Alex Smith and Washington now have reached an agreement on a new four-year contract extension, per sources. Smith, who had one year left on his contact, tied to Washington for next five seasons. Smith gets long-term deal from Washington that Cousins could not.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2018
The Redskins couldn’t get a long-term deal done with Cousins for years, got one done with Alex Smith fairly quickly.
Cousins will hit the free agent market.
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