Carl Lawson posts cryptic tweet

[Luvnit2]

All teams use the tools given them by their collective bargaining agreement. It is common to franchise tag players. It is also common to get to the point where a contract extension did not happen earlier. Steelers have JuJu Smith as a free agent right now, good chance they lose him. They have Dupree also and that is just the Steelers.

To criticize the Bengals for tagging players means you think all teams are wrong tagging players.

He is a talent, if we don't tag him, we likely lose him. Why not use him in 2021 to help build the defense around? Is ay tag/try and sign him long term by cutting Geno and Gio who are way overpaid for production.