Vikings Place Franchise Tag on Anthony Harris…
A surprise: the #Vikings have franchise tagged S Anthony Harris, either keeping him in Minnesota or allowing them to trade him. Maybe the top FA safety won’t be free.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020
So Kirk Cousins already got an extension today, that essentially locks him in with the Vikings through 2022 (no matter what outs the contract says the Vikings have), and it also broke, that CJ Ham will be around awhile longer.
Neither of these moves, as the league started wheeling and dealing today, shocked anyone. Sure, Kirk’s extension was far from certain, but the Vikings had been in talks with him, for awhile.
Franchise tagging Anthony Harris, however…. was a shock. Harris was first rumored to be gone for sure, after a draft combine press conference from Mike Zimmer seemed to be shoving him out the door. Awhile later, it was reported the Vikings were trying to find a way to hold onto him… but franchise tagging Harris, was never really a part of the conversation.
To add to the intrigue of this move, Ian Rapoport (who broke this news) is now saying, that the Vikings could be using this tag to find a trade partner for Harris. He called it a “tag and trade”…
From @NFLNetwork: The #Vikings franchise tag S Anthony Harris, keeping him from being free. pic.twitter.com/mivGE2vegt
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020
Who said social distancing would be boring?
Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan
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