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Kirk Cousins Signs Contract With Redskins; Reportedly Four Years, $2.5M

There aren't usually that many players drafted in the fourth round of the NFL draft who generate headline-worthy notes when they sign their contract. Kirk Cousins is one of them, for a number of reasons, and he said on Thursday that he has signed his deal with the Redskins.

Cousins is high profile thanks to a confluence of events: he's a quarterback, he's a high-profile player from a big college, he got drafted by the Redskins, and he got drafted by the Redskins using one of their few 2012 NFL draft picks, even though they traded up to No. 2 overall to grab Robert Griffin III. Whatever, the deal's done.

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