Franchise tag applied, welcome to the leveraging stage of Frank Clark’s future with the Seahawks.
That’s the meaning behind an unsubstantiated report Clark “won’t be signing his franchise tag or showing up to training camp unless the Seahawks give him the deal that he has earned,” and that “if they don’t, they’ll only have him for another 16 games... when other top FAs (free agents) are up, too.”
That’s according to Ian Rapoport of league-owned NFL Network.
That’s also obviously according to Clark’s side of negotiations with the Seahawks on a long-term contract that remains in play.