Washington Redskins backup quarterback Kirk Cousins has insisted that he is happy to wait for his chance to start for the club.

Cousins is behind Robert Griffin III in the Redskins pecking order and although both players are young, Cousins said that at the moment it makes more sense for RGIII to be starting games.

"Robert's a young player, too," Cousins told the club's official website. "He's getting better and he's learning. It doesn't happen overnight, so to take him off the field so I can develop, then he's not developing.

"Obviously it's a much bigger deal for him to get those reps than for me being that he's the starting quarterback.

"I'd love a chance. I believe that if I'm good enough, I'll get that chance, so I don't need to force it to happen today or tomorrow. It may happen four or five years from now, but if it happens, it happens, and I'll be patient and wait."

Cousins was selected in the fourth round by the Redskins in the 2012 Draft.