Bengals officially franchise tag RE Johnson
Michael Johnson - DL - Cincinnati Bengals
March 1, 2013 - 2:05 PM ET
Bengals assigned the franchise tag to RE Michael Johnson.
He's the third player to be tagged on Friday, and likely not the last. Johnson will bring home $11.2 million under the tag after notching 11.5 sacks in the final year of his rookie contract. The sides have until mid-July to work out a long-term pact, but the Bengals figure to devote most of their time before free agency toward getting free agent RT Andre Smith signed to a multi-year deal.
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