Things are going well for former Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins. After suffering an Achilles injury that prematurely ended his final season in Minnesota, Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March.
On Thursday night, Cousins passed for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns in a thrilling walk-off overtime win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football. The Falcons improved to 3-2 with the win.
The coach who fought for Cousins to be Washington’s starting quarterback back in 2015, Jay Gruden, was watching and took to X after the game to joke about Cousins’ performance.
Gruden joked about the compensation Washington received when Cousins walked as a free agent after the 2017 season.
At least we got a 3rd round supplemental draft pick for Kirk.
— Jay Gruden (@Coach_JayGruden) October 4, 2024
If you know Gruden, he’s having some fun. He never wanted to lose Cousins but understood that Cousins wouldn’t re-sign with Washington and should’ve been traded before his final season with the then-Redskins.
Washington struggled to replace Cousins until April’s NFL draft when the now-Commanders selected Jayden Daniels at No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL draft. Daniels is the talk of the NFL and has the Commanders sitting at 3-1. Gruden also happens to be a big-time Daniels supporter.
