Kirk Cousins signed his exclusive franchise tag on Friday, but don't expect him to engage in conversations about a long-term deal in Washington.
As long as Bruce Allen is the team president, the quarterback will not negotiate, according to CSN Mid-Atlantic's Chick Hernandez.
Allen was hired as Washington's GM in December 2009, named President in May 2014 and hired Scot McCloughan as the team's GM in January 2015.
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On Thursday, Washington fired McCloughan.
Cousins, who will make nearly $24 million in 2017, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next March.
He reportedly told someone close to him that he is "going to be a 49er" in 2017 or 2018.