Report: Pittsburgh Steelers Not Using Franchise Tag On LB Bud Dupree
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Steelers will reportedly not be franchising linebacker Bud Dupree this year.
The Steelers placed a franchise tag on Dupree last season. But Adam Schefter reports a source says Dupree has been informed he won't be franchised again this year.
A franchise tag is a one-year contract that keeps the player from reaching unrestricted free agency.
Schefter says this means Dupree is now headed to free agency.
