The Atlanta Falcons announced yesterday that they had (expectedly) used their franchise tag on Grady Jarrett. This had to happen, the Falcons could not allow its best defensive lineman, and the son of the greatest player in franchise history, to walk in 2019.
Falcons twitter blew up after the announcement and it was nothing but disappointment and disgust. I am still trying to figure out why. This was expected and all it did was buy Thomas Dimitroff and the Atlanta Falcons more time to negotiate a number that both the franchise and Grady could live with.