BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 29: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins looks on in the third quarter of a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on August 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/ Getty Images)

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One of the top QBs on the market is “not going anywhere”

If this is so, a top trade target is off the market.

By Cole Frederick | February 28, 2017

Kirk Cousins will remain the quarterback of the Washington Redskins—at least for next season.

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According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Redskins placed the exclusive tag on Cousins, and he will earn $24 million next season.

The big news here is that the #Redskins placed the exclusive tag on QB Kirk Cousins. He’s not going anywhere.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2017

#Redskins QB Kirk Cousins will now make $24M in 2017 — and can essentially makes tag-proof for the rest of his career. #freedom

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2017

Rapoport said the San Francisco 49ers were interested in trading for Cousins.

Tag! I'm it!

— Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) February 28, 2017

Cousins threw for 4,917 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2016 for Washington. He was drafted by the Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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