"Official" 2012 Franchise Tag Thread

Deus Irae · Mar 1, 2012

I thought we might as well have one thread listing all the franchised players.

DeSean Jackson has the honor of getting tagged first:

On the 11th day, the first franchise tag rested. On the shoulders of No. 10.

The Eagles announced on Thursday afternoon the placement of their franchise tender on receiver DeSean Jackson.

First franchise tag goes to DeSean Jackson | ProFootballTalk

Deus Irae · Mar 1, 2012

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Son of a gun.... one of my possible "gets" is apparently going to be out of the running

Raiders have informed S Tyvon Branch he will be franchised.

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/statuses/175332128966455296?_escaped_fragment_=/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296#!/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296

goheels22002 · Mar 1, 2012

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Good job, D.I. This will be very helpful as the franchise tags start pouring in over the next few day. Thanks.

signbabybrady · Mar 1, 2012

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Deus Irae said:
Son of a gun.... one of my possible "gets" is apparently going to be out of the running

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/statuses/175332128966455296?_escaped_fragment_=/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296#!/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296

Damn I thought he was an interesting option

BradyFTW! · Mar 1, 2012

Deus Irae said:
Son of a gun.... one of my possible "gets" is apparently going to be out of the running

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/statuses/175332128966455296?_escaped_fragment_=/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296#!/JasonLaCanfora/status/175332128966455296

Yikes. If Goldson gets tagged, then upgrading at safety will be difficult.

jsull87 · Mar 1, 2012

BradyFTW! said:
Yikes. If Goldson gets tagged, then upgrading at safety will be difficult.

this is why (even tho i do it constantly) it's to hard to do mock drafts before FA. Branch and goldson hit the market maybe you don't value barron as high. Branch and goldson get tagged and it changes the landscape at safety big time.

MoLewisrocks · Mar 2, 2012

Atlanta has tagged CB Brent Grimes. Titans are reportedly tagging CB Cortland Finnegan. Lions are still negotiating with Cliff Avril but will tag him on Monday if no deal. SF expecting to do same with Goldson.

tatepatsfan · Mar 2, 2012

I don't like Finnegan, but his likely absence from the open market should drive the price of Carr up. Bummer.

Uncle Rico · Mar 2, 2012

tatepatsfan said:
I don't like Finnegan, but his likely absence from the open market should drive the price of Carr up. Bummer.

Schefter says no tag for Finnegan/

Ron Sellers · Mar 2, 2012

Grimes being tagged by Atlanta means Curtis Lofton will probably hit free agency. He's a 4-3 MLB so the Pats are not likely to have any interest, but another team going after him perhaps opens the door for another player the Pats would prefer, with that much less competition elsewhere. Sort of a domino effect to the chess match of free agency, with everyone having only X amount of money to spend.

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

And another one comes off the board:

#NFL Sources tell ESPN 980 that the #Redskins have officially extended the franchise tag to TE Fred Davis....

https://twitter.com/ESPNRadio980/statuses/175649977782112256?_escaped_fragment_=/ESPNRadio980/statuses/175649977782112256#!/ESPNRadio980/statuses/175649977782112256

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

tatepatsfan said:
I don't like Finnegan, but his likely absence from the open market should drive the price of Carr up. Bummer.

Uncle Rico said:
Schefter says no tag for Finnegan/

I'd rather see Finnegan get the tag than Griffin. Griffin's inconsistent, but he could still upgrade the Patriots defensive backfield for less than the cost of a CB like Finnegan.

jmt57 · Mar 2, 2012

Ravens apply franchise tag to RB Ray Rice

Baltimore Ravens | Ravens Assign Franchise Tag To Rice

Ray Rice said over and over that he didn’t plan on leaving Baltimore this offseason.

Now, it appears that plan will come true.

The Ravens applied the franchise tag to Rice on Friday, which will keep him from becoming an unrestricted free agent and pay him about $7.7 million as part of the one-year deal. His four-year rookie contract was set to expire in March.

“As we have in the past, placing the franchise designation on a player allows us to keep negotiating on a long-term contract,” Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome said. “Our goal is to keep Ray Rice a Raven. We’ve done this with other outstanding players through our history, including Haloti Ngata a year ago.”

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

jmt57 said:
Ravens apply franchise tag to RB Ray Rice

Good catch. Here's a twitter link for those looking for confirmation:

Ravens have franchised running back Ray Rice

Twitter / Aaron Wilson: Ravens have franchised run ...

Also of note for the Ravens...

Raven cut CB Chris Carr, WR Lee Evans, RB Ricky Williams placed on reserve/retired list

Twitter / Aaron Wilson: Raven cut CB Chris Carr, W ...

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

49ers announce they've placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on S Dashon Goldson.

Twitter / Albert Breer: 49ers announce they've pla ...

another safety off the market

ScottishPat · Mar 2, 2012

Next one off the FA list, Arizona franchise Calais Campbell.

Breer: Cardinals have placed franchise tag on DL Calais Campbell.

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

A note for those of us looking at safeties....

Davis getting tagged means Landry's likely to be available.

JackBauer · Mar 2, 2012

ScottishPat said:
Next one off the FA list, Arizona franchise Calais Campbell.

Crap. I really would've liked for us to have had a shot at him... though really, it was probably never going to happen.

Deus Irae said:
A note for those of us looking at safeties....

Davis getting tagged means Landry's likely to be available.

LaRon Landry responds to critics, says he weighs 223 - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Somehow I doubt Landry is going to help us much when it comes to coverage woes.

Deus Irae · Mar 2, 2012

Today's expected to be busy with the tags, and I've got to be somewhere where I'll be without computer access for a couple of hours. If someone else could keep this going with any updates, I'd appreciate it.

jmt57 · Mar 2, 2012

ScottishPat said:
Next one off the FA list, Arizona franchise Calais Campbell.

Cardinals tagging Calais Campbell is not surprising, but it probably makes it a little more difficult for any team wanting to sign Mario Williams.

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