ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley will sign his franchise tag after being unable to reach a long-term agreement with the team.
Agent Joe Linta said Wimbley will sign the tag that will guarantee him $11,312,000 next season. Linta says the two sides will continue to talk about a long-term deal after the NFL’s labor dispute is resolved.
Wimbley’s decision to sign the tag was first reported by Fox Sports.
The Raiders tried to keep Wimbley for much less money by exercising a $3.5 million buyback option that would have given him about $4.1 million next season. But the NFL ruled that contract was invalid, so the Raiders used the franchise tag instead to keep a player who led the team with nine sacks last season.
