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March 7 (UPI) -- Tony Romo isn't the only NFC South quarterback reportedly on the move. According to NFL Network's Mike Silver, Kirk Cousins could also switch teams. But it might not happen until next season. The Washington Redskins placed the exclusive rights franchise tag on Cousins last month. He is due $23.94 million next season after cashing in for $19.9 million in 2016.
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Cousins, 28, made his first Pro Bowl last season after completing 67 percent of his passes for 4,917 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
"When it comes to the quarterback position, I believe that Cousins wants to be in San Francisco," Silver reported. "I believe that Kyle Shanahan, who has been very very high on Kirk Cousins, he was the offensive coordinator in Washington when they drafted Cousins...I believe that marriage wants to happen on both ends. It's an expensive marriage and we'll see in terms of trade compensation what it would take to get him, maybe something that happens in a year."
The Washington Post reported last week that the Redskins and Cousins have talked about a long-term deal that would pay him $20 million annually.
If the Redskins franchise tag Cousins again next season, it would cost $34 million.
The San Francisco 49ers hold the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and could use that pick as trade bait in a possible deal. Last month, Pro Football Talk reported that the Redskins would have to be "blown away" to trade Cousins.
NFL Network's Charley Casserly suggested that the 49ers will trade its first round pick to acquire Cousins from the Redskins. Casserly notably served as the Redskins' general manager from 1989 to 1999. He served the same role for the Houston Texans from 2002 through 2005.
The NFL's new league year begins after 4 p.m. Thursday, March 9.
