With long-term contract negotiations stalling, the Buccaneers decided to tag WR Antonio Bryant. The position carries the second highest franchise tag at $9.8 million.
Bryant would have been one of the most sought after WRs in free agency and could have been of interest to the Seahawks because of his west coast offense roots.
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This leaves T.J. Houshmandazadeh as the only real upper-echelon WR in free agency and also drives his value up higher.
If the Seahawks do land a WR, or any other big names in free agency, the acquisition will hint at who the Seahawks may take with their no. 4 overall draft choice. For instance, if the Seahawks were to sign Housh to a deal, there would be a much lower chance to the Seahawks taking Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree, and vice versa for a tackle.
Here are the franchised-tagged players, from Seahawk Addicts and updated from other news sources.
Cardinals - Karlos Dansby - LB
Falcons - Michael Koenen - P
Ravens - Terrell Suggs - LB
Bengals - Shayne Graham - K
Patriots - Matt Cassel - QB
Giants - Brandon Jacobs - RB
Chargers - Darren Sproles - RB
Rams - Oshiomogho Atogwe - S
Buccaneers - Antonio Bryant - WR
