GakMan23 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Lions | Cliff Avril receives franchise tag Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:19:53 -0800 The Detroit Lions have placed the franchise tag on impending free-agent DL Cliff Avril, according to a league source. Read more: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl#ixzz1oGHcAAit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GakMan23 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...0,4337758.story Here's a link to the tribune article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 They knew he might very well be facing them twice a season. Avril was adamant he didn't want to be tagged. We'll see how this plays out over time but a hold out for the first part of the season is quite possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockren Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 They knew he might very well be facing them twice a season. Avril was adamant he didn't want to be tagged. We'll see how this plays out over time but a hold out for the first part of the season is quite possible. Especially after the Lions front office said they wouldn't place the tag on him...... Detroit is sketchy all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Lions will have a lot of money tied up to Avril, Stafford, and Calvin Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 They knew he might very well be facing them twice a season. Avril was adamant he didn't want to be tagged. We'll see how this plays out over time but a hold out for the first part of the season is quite possible. Which is kind of stupid considering he's not in the top 5 of DEs out there, much less the average of them (which puts him somewhere around 2.5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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