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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis
Albert has to say he is a lt since he was franchised. The dropoff from lt to any other spot on the o-line with the franchise tag is pretty steep.
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I dont believe that is accurate.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_tag#Non-exclusive_franchise_player_costs_by_position
It appears as if offensive lineman are considered one group and a franchised player would get the average pay of the top 5 highest paid players in the "offensive lineman" group regardless what position he plays (RT, LT, C, G).
Thus the designation would have no bearing on Albert's franchise tag pay, but could have a bearing on a longterm contract (since a LT pay >RT>G>C).