Darren Sharper won’t be given franchise tag by New Orleans Saints, sources say

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Darren Sharper won’t be given franchise tag by New Orleans Saints, sources say

By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

February 22, 2010, 5:27PM

New Orleans — A league source indicated Monday that the New Orleans Saints aren’t planning to use the franchise tag on free agent safety Darren Sharper. But General Manager Mickey Loomis has given no indication yet what his intentions are.

The deadline for designating franchise and transition players is Thursday. The Saints would have to offer Sharper, 34, a one-year deal worth $6.455 million to lock him up. Or they could decide to skip the franchise tag and negotiate a new deal with him or let him leave for another team in free agency.

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3 Responses to “Darren Sharper won’t be given franchise tag by New Orleans Saints, sources say”

robert says:

February 23, 2010 at 2:26 pm

please dont let sharper go please
Larry Smith says:

February 23, 2010 at 2:39 pm

If Tim Tebow is still available in the Second round, do you think the Saints would take him
Trance says:

March 2, 2010 at 11:24 am

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