The National Football Post would like to thank NFL senior analyst Chris Mortensen of ESPN for crediting us with first reporting that the New England Patriots will use a franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel.
NFP writer Michael Lombardi reported that the Patriots planned to use the franchise tag on Cassel this past week on "Showtime" and has discussed it in his daily "Diner Morning News" and "Tavern Talk" columns for the past couple of weeks.
To read Mortensen's story, click here.
From everyone here at the National Football Post, thanks Mort!