With linebacker Anthony Spencer set to become an unrestricted free agent, the Dallas Cowboys are considering using the franchise tag to keep him.
Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Star Telegram reports that Spencer is a candidate for the franchise tag.
Although Spencer hasn’t become quite the player the Cowboys thought he would when they took him in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft, he has played in every game the last three seasons, started every game but one, and recorded five or six sacks a year. That may be enough for the Cowboys to conclude that they want to keep Spencer, and don’t want to let him test the open market.