As expected, the Ravens declined to use the franchise tag on a player this year. They also elected not to use either of the transition tags available to teams. The deadline to declare whether or not they were going to use either one of the tags was 4 p.m. today.
The Ravens franchised linebacker Terrell Suggs last year, meaning they had to pay him the average of the top five salaries at his position. They then signed him to a 6-year, $62 million contract in the off-season. With the transition tag, teams must pay the average of the top ten salaries at that position.