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.
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.