NEW YORK (AP) -While the league and union play a game of chicken over a new collective bargaining agreement, the 32 teams also are playing tag.
As in applying franchise tags to key players.
It’s another contentious issue for both sides, with the owners saying they have the right to franchise players before the CBA runs out on March 3, and the NFLPA claiming with no agreement for the 2011 season, how can anybody be franchised? While the merits are debated, an impressive group of stars, including Peyton Manning and Haloti Ngata, have been tagged or will be by Feb 24.
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