The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Freeman soon will begin the final season of his rookie contract. If he gets off to a great start during the 2013 season, he’ll still have to finish his rookie contract. G.M. Mark Dominik told WDAE-AM on Saturday that the team will wait until the season is over before addressing Freeman’s status. “I think there’s just a comfort level that everybody understands where Josh Freeman’s going,” Dominik said. “Let’s focus on this season, and then, we’ll go after the season’s over.”
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Mike Florio explained, if Freeman has a huge year, the Bucs will have a problem. They’ll have to decide whether to pay Freeman what he wants, whether to risk another team trying to sign him in exchange for a pair of first-round draft picks via the non-exclusive franchise tender, or whether to start down a path that could cost $80 million over three years via the exclusive franchise tag. "It’s a risk the Bucs are willing to take," Florio wrote, "possibly because they believe that Freeman won’t play so well that it backs the franchise into a corner. ..." They might also like what they have in rookie Mike Glennon. Either way, Freeman is on the spot to get the job done this fall.
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