The Carolina Panthers will place the franchise tag on center Ryan Kalil, Darin Gantt of The Charlotte Observer reports.
A second-round pick (59th overall) out of USC, Kalil has started 44 straight games for the Panthers, and has gone to the Pro Bowl after each of the last two seasons.
The cost of using the franchise tag on an offensive lineman is projected to be $10.51 million in 2011, which is about $2.5 million less than it would have cost the Panthers to franchise defensive end Charles Johnson.
Johnson, 24, posted 11.5 quarterback sacks in 2010, after posting 10 over his first three seasons in the NFL.
source: Mac's Football Blog
Posted by Brian McIntyre
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