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The New York Giants are not placing the franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
A second straight tag for Barkley would have cost $12.1 million. But it also wouldn't have been openly embraced. Barkley has been adamant over the past 18 months about not wanting to be tagged.
Barkley, 27, played last season on an adjusted franchise tag that netted him $10.1 million after the two sides failed to reach agreement on a long-term deal.
General manager Joe Schoen had said last week at the NFL scouting combine that a franchise tag for Barkley wasn't "off the table" because of the salary cap coming in higher than expected at $255.