Ian Rapoport: Panthers to place franchise tag on Josh Norman later today

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[therealmjl]

breaking

[Daddy_Uncle]

Sometimes you gotta tag their fanny

[Cary Kollins]

cool breh

[CPF4LIFE]

Not surprised at this and its not a big deal if we have to franchise him. Still plenty of time to get a deal done.

[CarolinaCoolin]

Doesn't mean he will play under it though

[d-dave]

You have to have figured it would happen while they continue to work on a deal.

[TheRumGone]

How crazy a year makes.

last offseason some were talking about how josh would never get it. Too much of a hothead that would lose us games. all the physical talent but not a smart player.

flash forward a year and were talking about him being one of the highest paid players at his position.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, CarolinaCoolin said:

Doesn't mean he will play under it though

Tagged players sitting out is rare.  Norman hasn't made big bucks in the NFL yet.  He'll multiply his career earnings several times over under the tag.  He's 29 and his big money days are coming to an end.  If we can't work out a deal, he'll play under the tag and then probably cash in on a big payday from a desperate bottom dweller looking to make a splash next year.

[TheRumGone]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Tagged players sitting out is rare.  Norman hasn't made big bucks in the NFL yet.  He'll multiply his career earnings several times over under the tag.  He's 29 and his big money days are coming to an end.  If we can't work out a deal, he'll play under the tag and then probably cash in on a big payday from a desperate bottom dweller looking to make a splash next year.

I think he meant a deal can still be worked out.

but yeah that's too much money to just sit out, especially for Josh. Life changing money.

[Cary Kollins]

7 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

How crazy a year makes.

last offseason some were talking about how josh would never get it. Too much of a hothead that would lose us games. all the physical talent but not a smart player.

flash forward a year and were talking about him being one of the highest paid players at his position.

 

those people are dumb because Norman was one of the best corners the second half the 2014 season

[CarolinaCoolin]

1 minute ago, TheRumGone said:

I think he meant a deal can still be worked out.

but yeah that's too much money to just sit out, especially for Josh. Life changing money.

This. Too much money for him to sit out but not quite the guaranteed long term deal he is looking for. Value at an all time high right now. Can't say for certain it will still that high after next season. If I'm him a try my hardest to come to terms on a long term deal instead of having to bet on myself AGAIN.

[Bartin]

9 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Tagged players sitting out is rare.  Norman hasn't made big bucks in the NFL yet.  He'll multiply his career earnings several times over under the tag.  He's 29 and his big money days are coming to an end.  If we can't work out a deal, he'll play under the tag and then probably cash in on a big payday from a desperate bottom dweller looking to make a splash next year.

I'm sure he will skip OTAs, but I agree that he will be at training camp for sure.

[KillerKat]

He'll be here 1 more year then gone. We have to groom his replacement now.