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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
My memory was that they still could but if they reached an agreement, they couldn't use the franchise tag again for the duration of the deal.
Then again, that understanding came years ago (maybe during a Will Shields negotiation) and it's quite possible that those rules are long gone.
In either event, I'd still rather trade him than pay him $11 million for one year. That's just a bad investment for a safety and it puts the Chiefs that much further away for any long-term extension. Clearly it's not going to happen at this point as the Chiefs have made clear that their value on Berry does not match is. Next season, their leverage is only reduced by the fact that he'd get a 20% raise on this year's figure if tagged again.
I'd still see if he can be moved out for a 2nd. Steve Brown is still on the squad and Jimmy Wilson can still be had. Parker played the single-high role nicely alongside Abdullah and I still think Fleming can give us what Abdullah/Demps did for a season.
Moving Berry for a 2nd would do a ton to help our cap next season and give us the pick we could use to replace him with a similarly high-end safety prospect.
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I kinda like this approach too. Count me in.