[Bette]

Terrell Suggs filed a grievance against the Baltimore Ravens over whether he should be classified as a defensive end or a linebacker, a dispute in which $814,000 is at stake.Suggs wants to receive the $8.879 million one-year salary for the defensive end franchise tag designation. The Ravens assigned Suggs the $8.065 million franchise tag for linebackers, the average of the top five linebackers' salaries in the NFL.
Suggs contends he played more than 50 percent of his snaps at defensive end last year. When the Ravens used the tag on Suggs on Feb. 19, general manager Ozzie Newsome countered that argument.
"Well, in our defense, Terrell has always been an outside linebacker, was drafted as an outside linebacker and that's why he was designated as such," Newsome said.
Newsome added that Suggs was twice voted to the Pro Bowl as a linebacker and plays linebacker in the team's base defense.



The Associated Press: Suggs Files Grievance Against Ravens



What do you think, linebacker or defensive end?

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by Bette

Terrell Suggs filed a grievance against the Baltimore Ravens over whether he should be classified as a defensive end or a linebacker, a dispute in which $814,000 is at stake.Suggs wants to receive the $8.879 million one-year salary for the defensive end franchise tag designation. The Ravens assigned Suggs the $8.065 million franchise tag for linebackers, the average of the top five linebackers' salaries in the NFL.
Suggs contends he played more than 50 percent of his snaps at defensive end last year. When the Ravens used the tag on Suggs on Feb. 19, general manager Ozzie Newsome countered that argument.
"Well, in our defense, Terrell has always been an outside linebacker, was drafted as an outside linebacker and that's why he was designated as such," Newsome said.
Newsome added that Suggs was twice voted to the Pro Bowl as a linebacker and plays linebacker in the team's base defense.



The Associated Press: Suggs Files Grievance Against Ravens



What do you think, linebacker or defensive end?

I would go with the team and say LB, but if it doesn't go Suggs' way, they may lose him when he gets the chance to leave as a free agent.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

Suggs was twice voted to the Pro Bowl as a linebacker and plays linebacker in the team's base defense.

There you have it. He's a linebacker. End of story.

[Dusty]

That old franchise tag just brings out the best in NFL players doesn't it?

[Seahawker 562]

What a baby. Besides LB's are more respected anyways.