The Facts: After a month filled with uncommon franchise-tag intrigue and relentless trade rumors, the Redskins are presenting a unified front in their renewed commitment to Cousins. In a Tuesday interview with 980-AM in Washington, team president Bruce Allen emphasized that the organization has reached a "100 percent" consensus about the desire to sign Cousins to a long-term contract.

Diehards Line: Allen added that the Redskins have had some "very good discussions" with the quarterback's camp, but acknowledged that these deals are often delayed until closer to the July 15 deadline for franchise players to reach new agreements. "It'll take some time," Allen explained. "We've obviously proposed, and we want a long-term marriage with him." Less than a month ago, many league observers believed Cousins was ultimately bound for a reunion with former Washington offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. Now there's reason to believe the relationship between Cousins and the Redskins is repairable. Allen recently told CSN Mid-Atlantic that he's spoken with Cousins nearly a dozen times this offseason, and the two "get to laugh" at the trade rumors. Now, as NFL.com's Chris Wesseling suggests, if Allen and owner Daniel Snyder can pull off an extension by the mid-July deadline, it will go a long way toward stabilizing a franchise that has found itself back in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons since the league year opened earlier this month.