In trying to regain his spot as the No. 1 quarterback in Washington, Kirk Cousins is trying to get any edge on Robert Griffin III by running drills with Jon Gruden in Tampa.
Cousins is working with Gruden, a former head coach in Tampa Bay and Oakland, along with teammate Alfred Morris and former Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman and at Carrollwood Day School.
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Under the collective bargaining agreement, NFL players are prohibited from working with their current coaches at the team facility during the offseason, but says nothing about training with a coach's influential family members. Jay Gruden went 4-12 in his first season with the Redskins.
Cousins told the media in December that if the Redskins name Griffin the starting quarterback for next season, he wants a trade. Cousins added if there isn't a QB competition, there's no point in him staying.
The third-year quarterback started five games in 2014 and threw nine interceptions, finishing with a 1-4 record. He was eventually benched for Week 8 in favor of Colt McCoy.