This is where Cousins' extreme leverage comes into play. The franchise-tag mechanism will end up awarding the 28-year-old $43.89 million in guaranteed money for two seasons. If the 'Skins want to go the same route again in 2018, the price tag will be a prohibitive $34.47 million. In other words, Cousins would end up collecting $78.36 million, shattering the record for most guaranteed money in a three-year span.