Published January 13, 2015
The Dallas Cowboys are putting the franchise tag on linebacker Anthony Spencer for the second consecutive season.
Spencer's agent, Jordan Woy, wrote in a tweet Monday that the Cowboys and their sack leader from 2012 would work on a long-term contract. Spencer had a career-high 11 sacks last season.
Under the franchise tag in 2013, a player is paid according to a formula based on salaries for the past five years at the position and their percentage of the total salary cap.
With the non-exclusive tag, his team has the right to match any offer sheet, or get two first-round draft picks in return for allowing him to leave. An exclusive tag ties him to his current team at a higher, but as-yet-undetermined price, for one season.
The Cowboys also released safety Gerald Sensabaugh.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/agent-says-cowboys-planning-to-put-franchise-tag-on-lb-anthony-spencer-for-2nd-straight-year