The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed the franchise tag on star linebacker Shaquil Barrett.
Sources informed NFL Network and ESPN of the move Monday morning. Barrett, 27, led the NFL with 19.5 sacks in 16 starts last season. He also had a career-high 58 total tackles, 37 quarterback hits, 19 tackles for a loss, six forced fumbles, two passes defensed and an interception.
Barrett joined the Buccaneers last off-season, after spending the first five years of his career with the Denver Broncos…Read more at UPI.com