Any team linked to Kirk Cousins should perk the interest of Denver Broncos fans as Denver has already been linked on numerous occasions as being one of the primary contenders for the former Washington Redskins quarterback in free agency.

We can take the Arizona Cardinals off that list.

Some around the league believe the #Cardinals will go after a bridge guy like Sam Bradford in free agency rather than a mega-deal player like Kirk Cousins. In that scenario, Arizona would also consider drafting a QB early and potentially trading up to get one. — NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) February 16, 2018

The Cardinals seem content to sign a bridge quarterback like Sam Bradford rather than enter the Cousins sweepstakes. They will then target a quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft and possibly move up to get one.

The fewer real contenders to the Broncos and Cousins the better as it will likely lessen the actual cost to entice Cousins to sign. With Free Agency a month away, hopefully we’ll see a few more teams previously linked to Cousins interest drop out of that race.

Cousins is coming off three consecutive 4,000 yard seasons, but the knock on him continues to be the lack of winning the Redskins had during his tenure. I personally attribute that to a rather woeful defense the franchise fielded in those seasons, but Cousins will definitely have a lot to prove once he does find a new team to play for.