For many in the NFL, the franchise tag is anathema. They just hate it. But one player who was hit with the tag this month — Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence — is loving it.
Just take a look at a couple of his Twitter posts from Thursday, before and after he signed his tag.
Flying back to Dallas this morning like… pic.twitter.com/kyKwY1Ux4y
— DeMarcus Lawrence (@TankLawrence) March 8, 2018
My family and I are beyond thankful to the @dallascowboys organization for this opportunity! More motivated than EVER!!! 😤😤😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/6hRzIbDIh4
— DeMarcus Lawrence (@TankLawrence) March 8, 2018
Clearly, Lawrence is beyond happy to be inking a deal that pays him over $17 million guaranteed this year. And he might soon have reason to smile even more if he and the ‘Boys can work out a long-term deal that would include a significant amount more in guarantees.
So, while most of the players who are stuck with the tag sulk about not landing a long-term contract (cough! Le’Veon Bell! cough!), Lawrence is on the other side of the fence and loving life.