Time Running Out for Long-term Contract for Cousins

July 14, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, National Sports

4 p.m. Friday, July 15 is the deadline for NFL teams to finalize a new contract with franchised tagged players. Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins is one of those players.

Cousins is coming off a career season. A season where he lead Washington to the 2015 NFC East title. Cousins’ 4,166 passing yards set a franchise record. However, the Redskins have been reluctant to sign him to long term deal. 2015 was the first season that Cousins was the team’s full-time starter. It appears the Redskins want to see what he can do this year to validate a multi-year big dollar contract.

If a new deal is not reached by Friday, Cousins will play this season under a one year contract worth $19.95 million.

About Matt Pencek

Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.