Panthers place franchise tag on Brian Burns

Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Carolina Panthers have placed the franchise tag on edge defender Brian Burns according to Ian Rapaport of the NFL Network.

The #Panthers officially placed the tag on star edge Brian Burns, and his tag number is $24M fully for one season.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 5, 2024 Adam Schefter went on to clarify that the Panthers used the non-exclusive tag on Burns.

Details: Panthers placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on outside linebacker Brian Burns.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 5, 2024 We talked about the different options for tagging Burns here. In that post we came to the conclusion that the non-exclusive franchise tag…