Barring an unforeseen reversal in Stafford's recent growth, that's where multiple NFL sources see Stafford's contract extension negotiations headed – to a place where the Lions quarterback sets a new salary bar for NFL quarterbacks. And that shouldn't be shocking when other certainties are factored in. Two in particular: • The reality that the Washington Redskins are facing two options with quarterback Kirk Cousins: Paying him a long-term contract that will potentially average as much as $22 million per season or applying a second franchise tag in 2017 that will pay Cousins a one-year deal of $24 million.