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What Jay Gruden said after Kirk Cousins passed for over 500 yards

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.

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.

 

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