(WCCO) — On Monday, the Minnesota Vikings used the franchise tag on safety Anthony Harris. The move means the Harris, who was one of the top-20 free agents on the market, will receive a one-year deal worth the average of the top-five contracts for players at his position. That deal is worth just under $11.5 million.
But the Vikings franchising Harris may not actually be the end of the story. Had Harris left this season via free agency, the Vikings would have received a decent compensatory pick next season. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Vikings are willing to part with Harris, now under contract for a year, for “a mid-to-late round draft pick.