BREAKING: Tee Higgins Requests Trade

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(03-11-2024, 11:29 AM)phil413 Wrote: They have the ability to tag him again though no matter how messy it is and 25M is affordable, hence the gap in negotiations and Tee's rep playing hardball.  The downside of the comp pick plan is that isn't guaranteed as Brown Jr. nullified the Bates pick.  At least we got this demand early enough to consider a few band aid vets to not have to draft for need.  

He can refuse to sign the franchise tag. We'd have to save $25m of cap space that we couldn't spend in the offseason. Then he only needs to sign the franchise tag by Week 10 in order to get a year of service time logged in and be a FA. At that point he could just "pull his hamstring" or something and spend the final 9 weeks of the season rehabbing while suffering "setbacks". Or they can just give poor effort and results (AJ Green, Jessie Bates).

Continuing to tag someone who has decided they REALLY don't want it isn't the powerplay you think it is. Until they agree to sign the tag, they aren't under contract with the team, so you can't even fine them or anything.