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Post by JessLovesthePats on Feb 23, 2004 17:10:04 GMT -5
I don't really understand what this is or what its for ..can someone explain please?
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Post by MrsB on Feb 23, 2004 22:51:50 GMT -5
The Franchise Tag When a player is "franchised," the team that tags him has tendered (or offered) him a contract on a one-year basis equal to the average 2002 salary of the top five players at his position. If the player accepts the deal, it becomes guaranteed. Between the designation period (this year, between Feb. 20 and March 15), there's a window where players can negotiate a long-term deal without the team losing a franchise tag. This allows teams to work a contract out with a player that will last awhile and not cost a team a whole lot nor force the player into a one-year deal. If the player signs with another team, the new team is required to give up two first-round picks if the former team doesn't match that offer, regardless of when the player was drafted. This last happened with Joey Galloway before the 2000 season, when Dallas gave two first-round picks to Seattle (the Seahawks took Shaun Alexander and Koren Robinson with the picks). Since the price for signing a franchised player is so high, what teams sometimes do to get around that is arrange a sign-and-trade. The franchised player would sign a new contract agreeable to his new team, then immediately get dealt for a draft pick or picks from an interested team. That way, the player gets a new contract and a new team, but it works out between the teams because the price isn't two first-round picks. As an example, this happened with DE Kevin Carter when he went from the Rams to the Titans in 2001 in exchange for a first-round pick (spent on Adam Archuleta ). Spikes scenario: For example, if Spikes had gotten the franchise tag, the Bengals would have tendered an offer of over $5 million for one year, which is an average of the top five salaried linebackers. The Bengals would get two first-rounders if he signed a deal elsewhere, which would be unlikely had he been actually been franchised. www.nfl.com/news/story/6194643Hope this helps! Karen
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Post by JessLovesthePats on Feb 24, 2004 14:53:12 GMT -5
Thank you, it helps a lot! I always heard about the franchise tag, but I never undestood what it was. Now I do!
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Post by MrsB on Feb 24, 2004 18:47:54 GMT -5
I love being a teacher...lol! ;D
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Post by JessLovesthePats on Feb 24, 2004 19:50:05 GMT -5
lol I love being a Patriots student , not a school student though
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