Jets put franchise tag on Abraham

[Dough Boy]

TSN.ca Staff

2/21/2006 3:20:41 PM

The New York Jets have put the franchise tag on defensive end John Abraham

The announcement was made Tuesday by Jets' General Manager Mike Tannenbaum, two days ahead of the league deadline to tag players.

Abraham, 27, joined the Jets as a first-round draft choice in 2000 out of the University of South Carolina. The 6-4, 258-pounder has played in 73 career regular season games, making 63 starts, and registered 328 tackles, along with 53.5 sacks, which represent the fourth-most sacks in team annals, trailing only Mark Gastineau (107.5), Joe Klecko (77.5) and Gerry Philbin (64.5).

"The franchise tag is one of the resources we have to protect ourselves in a competitive league," said Tannenbaum. "By franchising John, it speaks volumes about what type of player we feel he is and we stand behind our decision, with the full realization that at this point in time it is in the best interest of the club from both a financial and competitive standpoint."

The franchise tag gives Abraham the option to play for the Jets in 2006 for an average salary of the top five highest-paid players at his position. For Abraham, the number is $8.33 million.





That figure is derived from the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which calls for a franchise player to be guaranteed a one-year offer equal to the average of the top five defensive ends salaries in the NFL for the previous season.

Under terms of the CBA, Abraham may negotiate with any other team in the NFL, but the Jets would retain the ability to match a contract offer. If Abraham is offered a contract that the Jets do not elect to match, the Jets would receive two first round draft choices in the NFL draft in return.

The Jets could also opt to trade Abraham.

In 2005, Abraham played in all 16 games, starting the final 15 contests, and finished the season with a team-high 10.5 sacks, as well as registering 67 tackles, a team-high six forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.

Abraham has been selected to three Pro Bowls over the course of his first six NFL seasons, earning the nominations in 2001, 2002 and 2004. He has forced 18 fumbles throughout his career, to go along with five fumble recoveries and eight passes defensed.

 

[neosapien23]

This is another blatant miss use of the Franchise tag. I think that a player that gets tagged as a frachise player should be offered a long term deal equal to the top 3 players in his position. If he refuses to sign, then the one year tender should be imposed. Maybe the new CBA agreement will get rid of the frachise tag or maybe modify it to include long term deals.

 

[lspain1]

This is another blatant miss use of the Franchise tag. I think that a player that gets tagged as a frachise player should be offered a long term deal equal to the top 3 players in his position. If he refuses to sign, then the one year tender should be imposed. Maybe the new CBA agreement will get rid of the frachise tag or maybe modify it to include long term deals.

So Abraham is being mistreated at $8+ million dollars? It's hard for me to become real sympathetic to his "plight."

 

[neosapien23]

So Abraham is being mistreated at $8+ million dollars? It's hard for me to become real sympathetic to his "plight."

It's not an abuse to Abraham. It's an abuse to a team that might want to improve themselves. A franchise tag should require the team to give him a long term contract first. Instead the Jets are tagging a player that they have no intrest in signing to a long term deal.

 

[RiggoForever]

TSN.ca Staff

2/21/2006 3:20:41 PM

The New York Jets have put the franchise tag on defensive end John Abraham

The announcement was made Tuesday by Jets' General Manager Mike Tannenbaum, two days ahead of the league deadline to tag players.

Abraham, 27, joined the Jets as a first-round draft choice in 2000 out of the University of South Carolina. The 6-4, 258-pounder has played in 73 career regular season games, making 63 starts, and registered 328 tackles, along with 53.5 sacks, which represent the fourth-most sacks in team annals, trailing only Mark Gastineau (107.5), Joe Klecko (77.5) and Gerry Philbin (64.5).

"The franchise tag is one of the resources we have to protect ourselves in a competitive league," said Tannenbaum. "By franchising John, it speaks volumes about what type of player we feel he is and we stand behind our decision, with the full realization that at this point in time it is in the best interest of the club from both a financial and competitive standpoint."

The franchise tag gives Abraham the option to play for the Jets in 2006 for an average salary of the top five highest-paid players at his position. For Abraham, the number is $8.33 million.





That figure is derived from the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which calls for a franchise player to be guaranteed a one-year offer equal to the average of the top five defensive ends salaries in the NFL for the previous season.

Under terms of the CBA, Abraham may negotiate with any other team in the NFL, but the Jets would retain the ability to match a contract offer. If Abraham is offered a contract that the Jets do not elect to match, the Jets would receive two first round draft choices in the NFL draft in return.

The Jets could also opt to trade Abraham.

In 2005, Abraham played in all 16 games, starting the final 15 contests, and finished the season with a team-high 10.5 sacks, as well as registering 67 tackles, a team-high six forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.

Abraham has been selected to three Pro Bowls over the course of his first six NFL seasons, earning the nominations in 2001, 2002 and 2004. He has forced 18 fumbles throughout his career, to go along with five fumble recoveries and eight passes defensed.

I wonder how they can afford to franchise him given the cap situation they are in

 

[StonetheCrow77]

I wonder how they can afford to franchise him given the cap situation they are in

they don't have to be under the cap, right now... they have time to wiggle...