http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/02/lions-will-not-franchise-ndamukong-suh/related/
The Lions have decided that as good as Ndamukong Suh is, he’s not good enough to be worth a $27 million salary this year.
As a result, the Lions aren’t putting the franchise tag on Suh, according to Tim Twentyman of the team’s website.
Suh’s franchise tag would have been enormous because the Lions have previously restructured his rookie deal, resulting in his cap number last year being more than $22 million. Under NFL rules, a player’s franchise tag offer must be at least 120 percent of his cap number for the previous year.
Now Suh will test free agency and see what other teams are willing to offer. There’s a good chance that some team with more cap space than the Lions will offer Suh more money, which means there’s a good chance that Suh is done in Detroit.
Thoughts?
