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| 5th February, 2007 - 9:06 am |  Hartford Courant - Dwight Freeney is poised to become an unrestricted free agent, unless the Colts stick a franchise tag on him.
"I don't know what's going to happen," said Freeney, the Colts' all-time sack leader (56 1/2) after five seasons.
The Colts have two choices, according to NFL rules.
If they attach an "exclusive" franchise tag on Freeney, they must offer a one-year contract for at least the average of the top five salaries at the player's position, or give him a 20 percent raise, whichever is greater.
A "non-exclusive" franchise tag would allow Freeney to negotiate with other teams, but the Colts can match any offer. If they don't, they will get two first-round draft picks as compensation. [READ] |
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