[CBFF] Briggs gets the franchise tag!!!

[Jerry Madsen]

Not only will he be a FA in a year (assuming there is no extension) he's
also getting a chunk of change.  7.2 mil or thereabouts if I recall
correctly.

I know he doesn't want the franchise tag, but I also know this shouldn't
have come as a surprise to anybody.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first time the Bears have ever
used the tag?  I know they've used the transition player tag in the past
(Alonzo Spelling comes to mind), but I don't have a memory of them every
using the franchise tag on another player.  Nice choice for a first time
tag.

Jerry


On 2/16/07, Steve Behrens <steve.behrens at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hard feelings?  He's gonna get paid alot for just one year (unless he
> signs
> an extended contract) and then back on the FA market.  He should be
> happy...
> and I think he likes playing in Chicago from the interviews I saw.
>
> Good deal  I feel better as well, knowing the Bears understand Briggs'
> worth
> and what losing him would have meant.
>
> Get Lovie signed!! (I'm still worried about this signing, or lack there
> of)
>
> Behr
>
>
>
>
> On 2/16/07, E. George Mucher III <fishydude at mchsi.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well the Tribune online just posted that the Bears put the franchise
> > tag on Lance Briggs. I am kind of relieved in a way, but I hope they
> > do the right thing and get a long term contract on him ASAP. I don't
> > want any hard feelings between him and the team.
> >
> > -Geo
> >
> > 'Oi kau ka lâ, e hana i ola honua'
> >
> > "While the sun yet shines do all you can"
> >
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