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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Will franchise tags matter?
Posted by: under Vikings, NFC, Chad Greenway, Sidney Rice Updated: February 4, 2011 - 8:49 AM
There has been plenty of speculation in recent days about which free agent the Vikings might want to place their franchise tag on, if they elect to use it at all. Linebacker Chad Greenway and wide receiver Sidney Rice have been the two names mentioned most frequently.
This debate was sparked by the NFL telling its teams that they can put that tag on players whose contracts are set to end, even if there isn't a new collective bargaining agreement completed. This seemed like an odd move considering the possibility that a lockout will take place when the current CBA ends on March 4.
Evidently the NFLPA agreed that the NFL was getting ahead of itself. The Associated Press reported that the union sent a letter to agents Thursday to inform them the NFL was wrong about its stance on the franchise tag, which enables a team to retain a player who would have been an unrestricted free agent by offering him a one-year deal worth 120 percent of his salary from the previous season or the average of the five-highest paid at his position. That simply comes down to whichever is greater.
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