Franchise Tag Not Used On Suh

The deadline for NFL teams to use a franchise tag on one of their big name players to prevent them from becoming a free agent ends today.Putting a franchise tag on a player could be very risky some players will understand that the team didn't have the money to resign them to a big deal at the time so they will have to wait until the following off season. Some players will feel offended if they got franchised tag because either they wanted to test free agency and see how much money they could get or feel upset that their organization didn't want to pay them the big time deal after the good season they had. A lot of NFL teams have already franchised tag their big name players. Anyone with some common sense would think the Detroit Lions would franchise tag Suh after the season he had. Ndamukong Suh had 8.5 sacks and 53 tackles. Suh was the main reason why Detroit had the top defensive line in the league that gave quarterbacks and running backs nightmares each game.

You probably asking yourself why haven't the Detroit Lions decided to franchise tag Suh well your about to find out. If the Detroit Lions had franchised tag Ndamukong Suh they would have owed him 26.9 million dollars next season which is ridiculous. But even as ridiculous as how much it would cost to pay him his play on the field shows he deserves that 26.9 million dollars. Maybe his maturity and dirty plays in some games could be the reason why Suh wasn't franchised tag but the right mentor ship could help mature him. If the Lions lose Suh in free agency I hope they target a defensive tackle in the NFL draft this year.

But honestly with the Detroit Lions not franchise tagging Ndamukong Suh could be the best thing that happened to Suh. The Lions always had a chance to go deep to go in the playoffs but always found away to mess it up. So now Suh has a decision to make either go look for the biggest paying deal from an NFL team or look to take a pay cut and play for a contender. In my eyes I think he wants to play for a contender and finally win a championship. But if he wants to sign a big deal I'm sure the contract he would receive will make him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL even be worth more then JJ Watt 6 year 100 million dollar deal.