Around the NFL: 2012 Off-Season-Free Agency/Trades

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by los panda

that's interesting. did they not have enough cap room to tag one of those wrs? or do they not trust mathis at all?

They were working out a deal at the 11th hour with Mathis and seemed to have run out of time, so they tagged him as a precaution.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

They were working out a deal at the 11th hour with Mathis and seemed to have run out of time, so they tagged him as a precaution.

right, but having already agreed to terms, the tag smells like distrust

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by los panda

right, but having already agreed to terms, the tag smells like distrust

Yeah but basically it wasn't official what they had agreed to, and the Colts didn't want to risk losing Mathis because of technicalities and whatnot. It sounded like they did this as a precaution.