INDIANAPOLIS As expected, don’t expect the Seahawks to use the franchise tag to keep Sheldon Richardson.
General manager John Schneider said Friday at the NFL’s scouting combine the Seahawks have no plans to use their annual franchise-tag designation to keep the impending free agent from going on the market when it opens March 14.
"Not at this time,” Schneider said.
That makes (dollars and) sense for Seattle; the franchise tag is going to cost at least $14 million for defensive tackles this year. The Seahawks don’t have that to spend on Richardson.