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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are assigning the transition tag on safety Kyle Dugger, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday.
The transition tag is for $13.8 million, which is the average of the top 10 safeties. Dugger can still sign an offer sheet with another team, and the Patriots would have an opportunity to match the offer. If the Patriots decline to match any offer, they would not receive any draft-pick compensation.
The transition tag isn't utilized as often as the franchise tag, which pays an average of the top five players at a position.