Nmandi Asomugha: Receives rare exclusive tag designation
We’ve been talking a lot about the franchise tag designation in recent days, and Raiders CB Nmandi Asomugha was among our list of potential candidates. While it wasn’t surprising to see him tagged, it’s notable that the Raiders went above and beyond the conventional franchise tag by designating Asomugha an EXCLUSIVE franchise player.
How does that differ from the conventional (or non-exclusive) franchise tag designation?
- The player is guaranteed the average of the top 5 players at his position for the CURRENT (upcoming) year [the non-exclusive uses average salaries of the prior year]
- The player is not allowed to negotiate with any other team [non-exclusive tags allow for a team to accept 2 first round picks if another team signs the player]
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