Sam Cosmi talks to the media after signing a contract extension
Sam Cosmi finally got the contract extension that many people expected him to get after a very good year at guard last season. The Commanders announced a 4-year extension that’s reportedly worth $74 million with more than $45 million guaranteed. Cosmi said that he’s blessed to get a new deal, and to be playing at the level that warrants it. He wants to be one of the top guards in the NFL, and he’s been working on that since switching to the position from tackle full-time last season. Even though he got paid, Cosmi said he knows he still has to prove it every day.
Cosmi was asked about possibly testing his value with other teams, but he said the atmosphere is different in this franchise now. He really likes what new general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn are doing to improve the team, and everyone feels the change. He’s looking forward to protecting a really special dude in Jayden Daniels for the next five years. Cosmi said it was a weight off of his shoulders to get this deal done, and he just wants to focus on the season. He expects a fist fight with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the season opener on Sunday afternoon.
Sam Cosmi
LIVE: G Sam Cosmi speaks to the media after signing his extension https://t.co/z6SnWBABXT
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) September 4, 2024
Contract extension:
Sam Cosmi walks in and says “well I guess I’m sticking around a while.” Great line from a funny dude. Says he feels super blessed and now wants to work even harder after contract extension pic.twitter.com/y0GTT3NuRJ
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) September 4, 2024
Cosmi says he’s super blessed and thankful to be here and get the deal done. They’ve been talking about it for a while. #Commanders. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/YYGshHA3Yy
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 4, 2024
Sam Cosmi said talks on a contract had been going on for the past three weeks and that he’s glad it’s over. He said he just wants to play ball. #NFL #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/3TNLSSuawE
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewisJr) September 4, 2024
Weight off his shoulders:
Cosmi says the contract is a weight off his shoulders but wouldn’t have let it affect him during the season if it didn’t get done.
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 4, 2024
Being a top guard:
Sam Cosmi: You separate the money from the job because “you still have to do your job.” He said he has responsibilities that he has to do and he wants to be one of the best so that’s his motivation and it will make him work even harder. #NFL #RaiseHail
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewisJr) September 4, 2024
Sam Cosmi feels way more comfortable and fitting in his role as a guard. Has the mentality that he wants to be one of the best in his position. That doesn’t change now. It only makes him more determined
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) September 4, 2024
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
Cosmi on Tampa: “We’re expecting a fist fight and we’re going to do everything we can to come out on top”
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 4, 2024
Different regime/atmosphere:
Cosmi said he really likes what Dan Quinn and Adam Peters are doing. Feels like there are a lot of people who really care about this football team
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) September 4, 2024
Cosmi: “It’s so different than the last three years, the atmosphere is different. Everyone feels it.”
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) September 4, 2024
Proving himself every day:
Sam Cosmi earned this contract extension.
Life changing money for him and his family.
But, today he said this will force him “to work even harder.”
I asked Sam about that mindset of feeling like he still has to prove his worth.
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— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) September 4, 2024
Sam Cosmi on the contract extension: “It’s not like, ‘Hey I’ve made it; I’ve arrived.’ I’ve still got to prove it every day.”
— John Keim (@john_keim) September 4, 2024
Cosmi said he still has to prove himself every day. The contract doesn’t mean that he’s arrived, he said. He still has to go out every day and do his job. “I’m going to keep grinding, doing what I’m doing.”
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) September 4, 2024
Jayden Daniels:
Cosmi: There’s a pretty special dude here that I have to protect and I’m looking forward to that for the next five years. #NFL #RaiseHail
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewisJr) September 4, 2024
All-Pro-level last season:
Sam Cosmi: Team success helps individual success, “I think I played at an all pro level last year” he’s not wrong
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) September 4, 2024