Ah, the Franchise tag. It's a teams way of letting a player know, "Hey, we really value what you do as a player on out team, we really do. We just don't want you doing it for us for 4 or 5 years."
The tag stinks because it cuts out the players ability to negotiate fairly with other teams. By using the tag, the team must tender to the player a one-year salary equal to the average cap number from the prior season of the five highest-paid players at the position, or 120 percent of the franchise player's salary from the prior year, whichever is greater
The Baltimore Ravens tagged linebacker Terrell Suggs for the second consecutive season, the Arizona Cardinals tagged linebacker Karlos Dansby, the San Diego Chargers tagged running back Darren Sproles, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tagged receiver Antonio Bryant.
Arizona and San Diego used the "non-exclusive" tag, meaning the players can field offers from other teams. The players' current teams can either match any offer or choose to let the player go in return for two first-round draft picks.
The Ravens' move will cost the team $10.2 million against the salary cap for 2009 for the three-time Pro Bowler. Suggs played last season under an $8.5 million franchise tag.
The Cardinals' move guarantees Dansby a salary of at least $9.7 million next season, the average salary of the five highest-paid players at his position.
Sproles will get a salary equivalent to the average of the five highest-paid running backs. It also pretty much gurantees that Sprole will be a Charger next season.
A cool 10 Million guaranteed for Suggs i would sign that