On March 27th during the 2014 NFL Offseason, Pro-Bowl Outside Linebacker Brian Orakpo signed the franchise tag given to him by the Washington Redskins. The tag is worth $11.45 million dollars over the course of one season. This is a huge amount of money, no doubt, but a one year franchise tag doesn’t offer much in […]
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Bullish Saints Confident On Graham Situation
Unable to negotiate a long-term extension with their star Tight End, the New Orleans Saints chose to use the franchise tag on Jimmy Graham last week. The stage has now been set for a long, drawn out negotiating battle with Graham and his agent Jimmy Sexton in the coming months. With little cap space to […]
2014 Franchise Tag Numbers Released; Jimmy Graham Still Unhappy
Yesterday, the 2014 Franchise Tag numbers for the NFL were released. The Franchise Tag is an optional designation that a team can use on one impeding free agent. The tag is a one-year contract of which there are two types – “exclusive” and “non-exclusive”. A player designated with the “exclusive” franchise tag cannot negotiate with […]
Saints Use Franchise Tag On Jimmy Graham
Far apart in negotiations over a proposed long-term contract offer, the New Orleans Saints elected to use the Franchise Tag on Tight End Jimmy Graham Friday afternoon. The move does not come as a complete surprise as the Saints were never going to let Graham hit the open market. However, the team now faces a […]
Top 3 Packers Franchise Tag Targets in 2014
With over $30 million projected in cap space, there is plenty of money available for the player chosen (if any) to receive the Packers franchise tag this year. With quite a few key players on offense and defense becoming free agents this year, the team may be forced to apply the tag to someone they can’t […]