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Less than a week before the start of 2024 NFL free agency, one of the top veterans set to be available has come off the market, with the Carolina Panthers using their franchise tag Tuesday to temporarily secure pass-rusher Brian Burns.
Burns, 25, was one of several high-level defenders on track to test the open market, though Panthers general manager Dan Morgan recently indicated the team would use the tag to retain him. The one-year tender guarantees Burns $24 million for 2024, which would make him the sixth-highest-paid player at his position, per Over the Cap. It is, however, a non-exclusive tag, which means Burns will be free to speak with — and receive contract offers from — other teams once free agency begins.
In this way, the tag likely marks just the next step in an ongoing saga between the two sides, with Burns and the Panthers notably failing to come to terms on a long-term deal for consecutive…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-03-05 16:01:44
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