So much for the feel-good warmth and fuzziness the 12s felt just days ago. The Seahawks announced they had given defensive end Frank Clark the franchise tag, and he seemed to be quite happy about it. At first glance, it seems that joy was short-lived. According to Ian Rapoport, Clark has announced he won’t sign the tag or come to training camp until he has a long-term deal.
This all seems pretty crazy. His agent Erik Burkhardt made it clear he was fine with the franchise tag, and that was Clark was as well.