Brian Burns

SWJJ said

Yup, all reports I have read suggest that they will tag him.

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I sometimes wonder if the franchise tag would be more attractive to players if it worked like the fifth year option. You can’t tag a guy on a one year deal, and if you do want to tag a guy finishing a multi-year deal you need to do it a year in advance (by May or so).

Players would get the added layer of financial security from an additional guaranteed year on their contract, and they would have every incentive to sign it since they would be taking a big risk playing a full year of football without picking up that additional year at top five pay. Teams lock up their best players for another year without the inevitable holdouts that come from players not wanting to sign up for a one year deal.