Originally posted by Furlow:
Okay so you tag him for $46M, fully guaranteed and all of it against the salary cap for 2026. Makes signing anyone else that much more difficult. He plays the same or maybe slightly better than what he's been averaging - then what? Tag him again for $52M? The price will keep going up each year. Or we can secure him for 4-6 years at an average that will be very workable over the life of the contract. Can restructure later if necessary.
And if I'm Purdy, no way am I playing under the franchise tag. Just trade me. He's already earned his next contract based on his previous play and taking the team to two NFCCG's and a Super Bowl.
Again, we could give him the non-exclusive tag and let him test the market.
Highly doubt he's getting a top of the market offer in free agency, at least at this point.