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LOL only the whiners would Franchise a kicker

I thought the same thing at first. Then I thought about Greg the Leg.

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I thought the same thing at first. Then I thought about Greg the Leg.

I hear you, but the whiners of void of many big contracts except QB, it seems you could have worked out a a deal. I have to believe the Rams would never need to franchise Greg.

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https://www.therams.com/news/snead-rams ... ag-in-2019

Snead: Rams not planning to use franchise tag in 2019

Myles Simmons
RAMS INSIDER

INDIANAPOLIS — After using the franchise tag for three consecutive years on a defensive back, the Rams likely will not be going down that same path in 2019.

“At this point, we don’t plan on using it,” general manager Les Snead said of the franchise tag at his Combine press conference on Thursday.

The deadline to tag a player is next Tuesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. PT.

“We've got a few days to determine,” Snead said. “Right now, we definitely do not plan on using it.”

Los Angeles placed the franchise tag on cornerback Trumaine Johnson during the 2016 and 2017 offseasons, before utilizing the same tool for safety Lamarcus Joyner last year. Joyner and outside linebacker Dante Fowler were considered potential targets for Los Angeles’ tag in 2019.

On Joyner in particular, Snead said, “[W]e tried to get a long-term [deal] done last year but wasn’t able to get that done. So I do think he’s someone that may want to test that market and see what’s out there for him.”


There are three types of tags that all NFL teams are able to use for one player — the exclusive franchise tag, the non-exclusive franchise tag, and the transition tag. The exclusive tag is just what it sounds like — if it’s placed on a player, he may not negotiate with other teams. The non-exclusive tag allows the player to negotiate with other teams, but if a deal is struck, the tagging team is entitled to compensation. And the transition tag allows the tagging team the ability to match any deal reached on the open market.

Los Angeles has a few notable players who will be unrestricted free agents at the start of the new league year on March, including starters Joyner, Fowler, defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, and left guard Rodger Saffold.

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I think it's a good thing they aren't going to use the tag. It's almost always overpaying and a huge hit on the cap. They're 19th in cap space before any cuts ($24,337,887 based on $190,000,000 cap estimate).

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