Browns franchise tag Phil Dawson

[elcheato]

The Browns have decided to make sure kicker Phil Dawson returns for a 13th season in Cleveland.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the Browns designated Dawson their franchise player Tuesday.

Dawson and the team struggled to come to terms on a long-term deal last offseason, leading Dawson to miss some voluntary workouts. The franchise number for kickers is expected to be somewhere between $3-3.5 million.

That’s a 300% pay raise, which should keep Dawson happy.

 

[Elite]

Wasting a franchise tag on a kicker? smh

 

[elcheato]

We have no one else to use it on.

 

[Mooche]

We have no one else to use it on.

The reality at this point in time for the Browns.

 

[elcheato]

Well our only free agents are Eric Wright and Lawrence Vickers, Vickers is worthy of the franchise tag but I'm pretty sure we'll let him go because the FB is rarely used in the WCO and Eric Wright is coming off his worst year as a pro