Agent: Ravens, Suggs agree on franchise tag
Baltimore Ravens05/14/2008 5:11 PM AP reports the Baltimore Ravens have reached a compromise with franchise player Terrell Suggs, his agent said. The former Arizona State and Chandler Hamilton High star filed a grievance against the team in March after the Ravens tagged him with the one-year, $8.065 million linebacker tag. He was seeking to be paid the defensive end franchise designation of $8,879,000. Now, Suggs will be paid a one-year tender worth nearly $8.5 million as a hybrid defensive end/linebacker, according to his agent, Gary Wichard. The compromise was prompted by a suggestion from Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome to jump-start stalled negotiations. Read more