Bears won't use franchise tag

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02-11-2011, 04:36 PM
The Benjamin

Bears won't use franchise tag

Bears won't use franchise tag
By Kevin Seifert
ESPN.com

As we discussed Thursday, NFL teams can affix the franchise tag on players through Feb. 24. Friday, the Chicago Bears announced they will pass.

Here's what Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com wrote:

I've been informed that the Bears will not use a franchise tag on any of their players this offseason. (Franchise tags require teams to pay players a one-year salary that's equal to the average of the top five highest-paid players at their position in the NFL.) Philosophically, the Bears don't believe in doing so because it prevents players from testing the open market -- which they've earned the right to do. Spending an inordinate amount of money on a one-year deal also strangles the salary cap, making it much more difficult to sign other players. The Bears believe in rewarding their own, but they look at the franchise tag as a last resort after they've done everything possible to try to re-sign a player. Since Jerry Angelo was hired as general manager in 2001, the only franchise tag the Bears have utilized was on linebacker Lance Briggs in 2007.
Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com has reported the Detroit Lions won't use the franchise tag, either. The intentions of the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings are less clear.

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02-13-2011, 03:53 AM
go4bears

Which of the FAs the Bears have would even be worth tagging?
02-13-2011, 06:21 AM
The Benjamin

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Originally Posted by go4bears

Which of the FAs the Bears have would even be worth tagging?

Hey DB, which players are FAs?
02-13-2011, 06:33 AM
dabears54

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Benjamin

Hey DB, which players are FAs?

none worth tagging.

anthony adams,josh bullocks,desmond clark,todd collins,D.A., rasheid davis,cory graham,caleb hanie(rfa),olin krutz,daneil manning,nick roach,pisa tino,garrett wolfe
02-13-2011, 06:37 AM
The Benjamin

Thank you
02-13-2011, 07:53 AM
4th and 26

Garret wolf because he will be our #2 back with the departure of Chester Taylor.
02-13-2011, 08:11 AM
Boochee Man

It feels good to not have any studs going into free agency. The Bears front office usually does a good job of signing their star players.
02-13-2011, 08:23 AM
blinddeafmute

If we don't put the franchise tag on Todd Collins, I'm going to get pissed.
02-13-2011, 12:23 PM
BearStuff

I'd say put a tag on Tice. He's worth a top 5 OL coach salary, lol.
02-14-2011, 12:03 PM
4th and 26

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Originally Posted by BearStuff

I'd say put a tag on Tice. He's worth a top 5 OL coach salary, lol.

I would put the tag on Tommy Harris. lol