New England Patriots safety Kyle Dugger was ticketed for unrestricted free agency this offseason, but he never got the chance to test the market.
The Patriots prevented that from happening by placing the seldom-used transition tag on Dugger. That basically made Dugger a restricted free agent and gave the Patriots the opportunity to match any offer the 2020 second-round pick potentially would receive from another team. But due to the transition tag, no reported offers have come Dugger’s way.
And despite having an average of the top 10 salaries at the position, which will give Dugger a big pay increase for next season, the whole situation doesn’t appear to be sitting well with him.