HOUSTON (AP) -The Texans plan to put the franchise tag on cornerback Dunta Robinson, the first time Houston has used the designation.
A person familiar with the decision confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Thursday. The person requested anonymity because the team had not made an official announcement.
The move gives Robinson a salary for 2009 at the average of the NFL’s five highest-paid cornerbacks. Other teams can still make an offer to Robinson, but the Texans could match it or receive two first-round draft picks as compensation.
Robinson, the 10th player taken in the 2004 draft, started each game in his first three seasons and developed into one of the top young cornerbacks in the league. Injuries have slowed him the past couple seasons.
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