Sentences with phrase «franchise tagging s»

They would be stuck franchise tagging him in order to keep him for a year.

The Lions need more pass rushers even after franchise tagging Ezekiel Ansah.

One thing to know: The Lions applied the franchise tag to Ansah.

One thing to know: The Steelers gave Bell the franchise tag for the second straight season, and he doesn't seem to happy about it.

The next morning, Miller posted on his Instagram account that there was «no chance» he would play with the franchise tag.

Yet after the season, Miller found himself in an unfavorable bargaining position: Broncos management was giving him an exclusive franchise tag.

Now the Redskins must decide once again between a lucrative long - term contract, an expensive franchise tag, or letting Cousins go as a free agent.

Cousins has gotten the franchise tag from Washington the past two seasons, but won't likely get a third after Washington just traded for Alex Smith.

- I see a very impressive year from a DE that has had a history of back problems and is currently on a franchise tag deal....

The Lions can't really trade him unless he signs the franchise tag, since if he doesn't sign, he would officially be a free agent and not a Lion, even though he couldn't actually sign with anybody.

Making a move for a franchise tagged player isn't easy, and it may occur after the meat of free agency is over.

5th year option is cheaper than the Franchise Tag.

I don't think you can restructure a franchise tag... it's for one year.

Le'Veon Bell, who is playing under the franchise tag, has done nothing short of proving he SHOULD be paid as a starting running back and a No. 2 wide receiver.

It's far more convenient for Pittsburgh from a financial perspective to take this one year at a time until the franchise tag jumps a third time next year.

Le'Veon Bell's second franchise tag sets the stage for contractual ping - pong all offseason, Lamarcus Joyner's tag means Sammy Watkins is free to negotiate and more takeaways from the NFL's franchise tag deadline.

Before the franchise tag deadline Tuesday, Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, Rams safety Lamarcus Joyner and Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller were all locked up by their respective teams.

Welker would like about as much guaranteed money as he would get from having the franchise tag used on him this year and next, so backing out of a deal now and tagging him again next year would be counter-productive for the Patriots.

The Patriots can apply the franchise tag to Welker again next season if they wish, but they would like to work out a new deal before they get to that point.

Welker is among the obvious franchise tag guys.

The Patriots will have until July 15 to sign him to a long - term deal and, if they don't, Welker will have to play the season under the estimated $ 9.4 million franchise tag number.

Donald wants a new deal, Trumaine Johnson is approaching free agency after getting the franchise tag last year, and safety LaMarcus Joyner and receiver Sammy Watkins could also hit the open market soon.

So two years of franchise tags for Brees would mean roughly $ 39 million, which is where the guaranteed money conversation should start between the two sides.

Brees, who has not yet signed his franchise tender or showed up for any of the team's offseason workouts, faces a deadline of July 16 to complete a long - term contract with the team or else he must play out the 2012 season under the franchise tag, which will pay him over $ 16 million.

The New Orleans Saints have placed the franchise tag on their superstar quarterback, Drew Brees, the team announced Saturday.

Brees has to sign a long - term contract by July 15 or he'll have to play the 2012 season under the one - year franchise tag (or not play at all).

Of course, the Lions helped pave the way for all of that by twice restructuring his rookie deal, which made any option of forcing him to stay in 2015 via the franchise tag economically impossible for the team.

That value wasn't lost on Miami, who used its franchise tag to ensure it will hold on to its young star receiver for at least 2018, the team announced Tuesday.

Johnson has 18 interceptions in his six NFL seasons and was franchise tagged a year ago, but is almost certainly headed out of LA after the Peters trade.

That it's the third franchise tag would mean a 144 percent increase in pay, which equals a franchise number in 2013 of more than $ 23 million.

(1) Year left on his contract (2) Years of Franchise Tags before he can test free agency.

Quin was rumored to be a candidate for the franchise tag with the Texans, but Houston ultimately decided against franchising the impending free - agent safety.

Play it out and then demand your money or collect your millions on a franchise tag like Cousins did.

I would assume the Rams put the franchise tag on Cooks next year leaving them with less salary cap.

At the end of the day, the arbitrator ruled that Graham was a tight end and the franchise tag will be for $ 7 million instead of the desired $ 12.3 million.

Imo the lions could negotiate a contract with Ansah so his 17 million dollar cap hit would not be so bad like it is now with the franchise tag.

He earned nearly $ 44 million the past two seasons while playing on his team's franchise tag, then reset the quarterback market with a fully guaranteed, three - year $ 84 million deal this offseason with the Minnesota Vikings.

Also, the one million more would have essentially been a much smaller franchise tag... there was no «getting something out of losing him».

This means that receiver Mike Wallace did not receive the franchise tag.

The deadline to apply the franchise tag came and went on Monday afternoon and the Pittsburgh Steelers stood flat.

His venture into free agency already looked inevitable, and it was only confirmed when Washington traded for Alex Smith in January — even if there's silly reports of the franchise tag possibly being used.

And giving a quarterback a franchise tag would've only meant a large price tag and the threat of free agency still on the horizon.

Kirk Cousins was set to be a free agent, and after getting the franchise tag for two straight years, tagging him a third time would've cost an extraordinary amount of money.

Cousins has played the last two seasons under an increasingly expensive franchise tag, and Washington hasn't been able to sign him for the long term.

Ezekiel Ansah is on the franchise tag and could be on his way out next season, and the Lions don't have a successor in place.

2) Kirk Cousins contract, no long term deal and 2 years in a row w / franchise tag — There were just as many people, fans and talking heads alike, who thought the Redskins made the right call, in 2016, not giving Cousins what he wanted in the way of a long - term deal, McCloughan included.

Additionally your still have the same problem with him playing on the franchise tag / needing a new contract that is going to be an outrageous overpay for his production.

I understand your point, however, had AP's horrendous contract ended one year earlier the Franchise Tag would be a much, much, much smaller number.

This is what the franchise tag is, he chose to play under it and that means he has to suffer the consequences that come with the business side of the game.

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham fought a battle to try and get franchise tagged as a wide receiver because...