Baltimore Ravens Owner Steve Bisciotti told reporters that the team will use the franchise tag on RB Ray Rice to prevent him from hitting the open market.
“Ray … will be a part of this football team next year, period,” Bisciotti said.
Raven GM Ozzie Newsome was asked if they planned on discussing a new contract with Rice before using the tag on him.
“Yes, we would like to have a deal done with Ray before we put the tag on him, said Newsome.
Using their franchise tag on Rice will cost them $7.7 million for the upcoming season which is a pretty reasonable number for a star running back. Still, Baltimore has a number of players to address during the offseason as well as some roster holes to fill. Yesterday we broke down what figures to by a busy offseason for the Ravens.
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