Kirk Cousins talks about his return to Washington

In case you need a distraction from Wednesday’s headlines of Commanders owner Daniel Snyder potentially putting the team up for sale, Kirk Cousins returns to Washington this weekend.

It’s the first time Cousins has returned to Washington since he departed after the 2017 season. In six seasons with Washington, Cousins set multiple franchise records in passing. However, after two franchise tags, Cousins had no interest in returning despite his public declarations of wanting to remain.

Cousins left behind a mixed legacy in Washington. Some fans never embraced Cousins due to their allegiance to Robert Griffin III. The two were selected in the same draft and Cousins permanently replaced Griffin as the starting quarterback ahead of the 2015 season.

Other fans appreciated Cousins, realizing he’s the best quarterback the franchise has had in years — and still hasn’t been able to replace.

How does Cousins view coming back to Washington for the first time?

“I spent six years there,” Cousins said. “[I] have a lot of great memories. I think very highly of a lot of the people that I worked with there – coaches and players and teammates. So, it’ll bring back a lot of those memories when I go back.”

How does he think the fans will embrace his return?

“No idea,” he answered. “I know that you gave me a good opportunity to talk about those fans in Washington. I think so highly of them as well. I had a great experience with them. I remember from my very first training camp… I’ve really had the opportunity to play for two teams in this league that have a great deal of history and have had a great deal of success and that travel well when you’re on the road. Not every team has that. So, I’ve been blessed to play for those two teams, and it was very positive experience.”

Cousins was then asked why it didn’t work out in Washington.

“I would say there’s probably a combination of reasons,” Cousins said. “I think anytime you go .500, it’s a league…