The Dallas Cowboys used their 2013 franchise tag on Anthony Spencer to keep him on the team for at least 2013. It was truly a surprise, but it was exercised to see what he can do in Monte Kiffin’s 4-3 defense.
Spencer has been a 3-4 outside linebacker with the Cowboys for the past six seasons, and they will want to see how he will adjust with his hand in the ground... Read more
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March 04, 2013
IRVING, Texas The Dallas Cowboys have opted for a second straight year to franchise tag defensive standout Anthony Spencer, 105.3 The Fan learned on Monday, and both sides are now "working together on a long-term deal," agent Jordan Woy tells me.
Part of the work, I'm told, regards Spencer's side wanting to be paid like a defensive end (his position going forward...
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March 04, 2013
According to ProFootballTalk.com, in the Dallas Cowboys official press release for placing the franchise tag on Anthony Spencer, they claim that he’s a linebacker.
Even though Spencer will likely move to defensive end, the Cowboys have to use the franchise tag for linebackers on him since he played linebacker last season. This is per NFL league rules.
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March 04, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys have placed the franchise tag on outside linebacker/defensive end Anthony Spencer for the second straight season, per his agent Jordan Woy.
Dallas Cowboys will franchise tag Anthony Spencer for 2nd year in a row. We will work on long term deal.
— Jordan Woy (@JordanWoy) March 4, 2013
I don’t understand why the Cowboys tagged Spencer. They need the cap room...
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March 05, 2013
In perfect "Dewey defeats Truman" fashion, I spent time yesterday on the idea that the Cowboys were letting Anthony Spencer walk. Instead, the Cowboys pulled another fast one on most of us by deciding at the 11th hour to franchise a guy who needs to stay with this defense moving forward. I am quite happy to have been wrong on this one.
Even for those of us who consider...
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March 04, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys are putting the franchise tag on linebacker Anthony Spencer for the second consecutive season.
Spencer's agent, Jordan Woy, wrote in a tweet Monday that the Cowboys and their sack leader from 2012 would work on a long-term contract. Spencer had a career-high 11 sacks last season.
Under the franchise tag in 2013, a player is paid according to a formula based...
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March 04, 2013
For the second straight year the Dallas Cowboys have placed the franchise tag on Anthony Spencer.
For the second straight year the team has stated that they are using the tag as the building block for getting a longterm deal done.
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March 04, 2013
According to David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, “indications are” that the Cowboys will most likely decide against using their franchise tag on OLB Anthony Spencer.
Moore adds that the Cowboys are meeting to discuss their options. A source mentioned that “nothing definitive” has been determined regarding Spencer’s future with the team.
The franchise tag would...
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March 04, 2013
Jordan Woy tweets that the Dallas Cowboys will in fact be using their franchise tag OLB Anthony Spencer for second consecutive season.
Woy adds that the two sides are expected to work on a long-term contract extension.
Spencer, 29, tallied a career-high 11 sacks in 14 games last season for the Cowboys.
It’s interesting that the Cowboys are willing to allocate a large amount of...
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March 04, 2013
The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on OLB Anthony Spencer on Monday.
This is the second year in a row that Spencer received the franchise tag. We will work on a long-term deal, Spencers agent Jordan Woy said on Twitter. Spencer is the first player in Cowboys franchise history to get tagged in back-to-back seasons.
Last season, Spencer played in and started 14 games...
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March 04, 2013
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With the deadline approaching for NFL teams to use the franchise tag, the Dallas Cowboys used that opportunity and ended up tagging linebacker Anthony Spencer for the second straight year, according to ESPN.
Spencer was second on the team in sacks, recording 11 last season. The franchise-tag will cost Dallas $10.6 million, but according to Spencer...
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March 04, 2013
According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, the Dallas Cowboys plan on keeping linebacker/defensive end Anthony Spencer. By placing the franchise tag on him, they will continue to own his rights, which means they could always trade him away if they wish.
Cowboys intention at the moment is to keep Anthony Spencer but protecting rights creates trade options. But they prefer having him on team...
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March 06, 2013
Your Dallas Cowboys have released safety Gerald Sensabaugh in a salary cap-clearing move. They subsequently slapped the franchise tag on outside linebacker and soon-to-be defensive end Anthony Spencer.
Keeping Spencer, who is coming off a stellar 2012 campaign, may prove to be a good move. But creating a bigger void at the the team’s most chronically troubling position may not...
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March 05, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys raised eyebrows Monday when they used their franchise tag on linebacker Anthony Spencer for a second consecutive year.
For a team dealing with substantial salary-cap issues, it was a surprising move. Around The League colleague Gregg Rosenthal thought it was classic Cowboys ... and he didn't mean it as a compliment.
Now we're learning the Cowboys...
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March 04, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys continue to clear up salary-cap space, ostensibly in an effort to keep impending free-agent pass rusher Anthony Spencer off the open market.
The Cowboys are so enamoured with Spencer, and do not want to lose him to the highest bidder in free agency that they are sure to franchise tag him again to prevent losing this valuable commodity. If the Cowboys still are...
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