Redskins President Calls QB Kirk Cousins 'Kurt' Six Times (Video)

The Washington Redskins' team president repeatedly referred to their star quarterback by the wrong first name while explaining why they were unable to sign him to a long-term deal.

The Redskins released video of Bruce Allen explaining why the team would once again use the franchise tag after Kirk Cousins refused a five-year deal with $53 million in guaranteed money. In it, he appears to call Kirk Cousins "Kurt" six times.

A team spokesman denied that Allen called Cousins "Kurt," saying it only sounded that way due to his accent, according to an ESPN report.

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This will be the second straight year the Redskins have used a franchise tag on Cousins to prevent him from entertaining offers on the open market, which are likely to be huge and much higher than the deal offered by the Redskins.

"Our goal was to sign Kirk to a long-term contract with the final objective of having him finish his career with the Redskins," Allen said Monday in a statement. "On May 2, right after the draft, we made Kirk an offer that included the highest fully guaranteed amount upon signing for a quarterback in NFL history ($53 million) and guaranteed a total of $72 million for injury. The deal would have made him at least the second highest-paid player by average per year in NFL history."

However, that $53 million includes the $23.9 million he's already guaranteed to make this year thanks to the franchise tag, and if the Redskins tag him again, he'd make another $28 to $34.5 million, meaning he wouldn't likely make much more money by agreeing to the Redskins' offer.

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