Grady Jarrett would very much like to land a huge long-term deal, and as such his team was reportedly hoping the stud defensive tackle would make it to the open market. Per ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, that’s not going to happen, and the Falcons will do what we all have come to expect in recent days and franchise tag their rising star.
This isn’t an ideal outcome for either side, if it proves to be true. Jarrett would undoubtedly like to be paid more than the franchise tag is going to allow for and gain some long-term security out of a new deal, while the Falcons would’ve undoubtedly liked to have more fiscal flexibility in 2019 that goes up in smoke with the $15.