Richard Seymour
It’s franchise tag day in the NFL. The Oakland Raiders placed their franchise tag on defensive lineman Richard Seymour on Wednesday. He will now earn a guaranteed $12.38 million next season.
The Raiders are still trying to work out a long-term contract with the defensive stud according to Ron Borges of The Boston Herald.
In other tagging news, The Green Bay Packers applied their franchise tag to defensive tackle Ryan Pickett. As with Seymour, the team is hoping to work out a long-term contract with their player.
“Ryan has been a good teammate and productive player for us on the field and also a good representative of the Packers in the community,” Packers GM Ted Thompson said. “We look forward to having him be a part of our future.”
The deadline for teams to use their franchise tags is Thursday at 4 p.m eastern.
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