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Franchise Tags Have Nothing To Do With Steve Francis's Clothing
Settle down, settle down. With today's 4 p.m. deadline for teams to apply Franchise and Transition tags looming, here is some random tag-related info for you to take home and give to your parents. Feel free to use the comments to share and tagged-player news with the rest of the class. Hey,...
Who, Oh Who, To Franchise?
Now that the madness in Houston that was the NBA trading deadline is over, we get to look forward to the next deadline. This would be the tag deadline in the NFL. Teams have until this Thursday to announce players that will be franchise-tagged. That will be followed by numerous media reports of...
Could The Texans Really Franchise Dunta Robinson Again?
It's been touched upon here and there, but I think this topic deserves its own post. The deadline to franchise players is February 25th (next Thursday), so it's natural to see a bunch of "best free agents available" material on various outlets. No surprise, therefore, that Adam Schefter disclosed...
Hey, Great News, Guys! Dunta Robinson Wants To Stay A Texan!
Of course he does. No other team would be stupid enough to pay him franchise player money, much less offer him the $23,000,000.00 in guaranteed dough he allegedly turned down. In his own words: "I want to be here," Robinson said. "I've been through some tough times here, and I'm proud of the...
Dunta Robinson "Betrayed" And "Disappointed"
Chris at Houston Diehards said it as well as it can be said, so I'll simply direct your attention to his post over there. Dunta on getting tagged as a franchise player: "Tagging was out of the question according to Rick," Robinson told The Associated Press. "I was told that. I just feel...
BREAKING NEWS: Dunta Robinson Franchised
Less than a freaking minute after I publish this post, John McClain reports that your Houston Texans did in fact hit Dunta Robinson with the franchise tag. Stupid 24 hour news cycle. As Dunta was not slapped with the exclusive franchise tag, he can technically negotiate with other teams, though...
So Does Dunta Robinson Get The Franchise Tag Today? More Importantly, Does The Tag Stick?
In what appears to be a complete 180 from what he said earlier this week, John McClain is now reporting that Dunta Robinson could in fact get the franchise tag if a long-term deal is not reached within the next few hours. The deadline to franchise players is 3 p.m. today. If Dunta is tagged, he'd...
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