The Seattle Seahawks are unlikely to use the franchise tag on Sheldon Richardson this offseason.

The Seahawks traded for Richardson in September.

The tag would cost the Seahawks approximately $14 million.

Richardson was solid against the run and fit in well with Seattle's scheme.

"I definitely expect to be back here," Richardson said in January. "They haven't threw out a number or nothing but they said they wanted me back so that's a plus in my book."

The Seahawks haven't used the tag since 2010.