Bengals won't slap franchise tag on Houshmandzadeh
Adam Schefter writes, through a league source, that the Bengals won't slap the franchise on T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Instead, they're going to effort a long-term deal before he hits the free agency market.
We're somewhat surprised by this news, because the Bengals haven't always been the most successful franchise negotiating deals; especially for an existing player on (or after) the final year of his contract. They did get Houshmandzadeh signed after the 2004 season, to a four-year deal that expires in a few months.
Taking the franchise tag off the table, if Schefter's source is accurate, seems a bit limiting and doesn't make sense. If the team is negotiating a deal for the team's best receiver, why wouldn't you keep that possibility of franchising the player over their head?
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WTF
I completely agree with that last sentence of your post. Why the hell are we so confident in this negotiation that we take the tag off the table? I’m all for inking TJ long term but lets use the possibility of the tag as leverage
by CincyMike56 on Dec 26, 2008 5:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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