Chiefs’ Orlando Brown will not signal franchise tag till making an essential resolution

A method or one other, Orlando Brown shall be taking part in for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs subsequent season. Each the Chiefs and the left sort out himself wish to get a long-term deal performed this offseason, however within the meantime, the Chiefs have utilized the franchise tag. 

Brown, although, won’t signal the tag till he decides whether or not to characterize himself in contract talks or go together with an agent. That is what his mentor, former NFL participant Jammal Brown, advised NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo. 

“He is sluggish taking part in it as a result of what’s most essential to him proper now could be supporting Pat (Patrick Mahomes) by way of his wedding ceremony, dealing with his charity occasion on the finish of March after which stepping into one of the best form of his life,” Jammal Brown stated, per Garafolo.

Nevertheless, Jammal Brown made it clear that Orlando’s want to not signal the tag just isn’t rooted in a want to not be in Kansas Metropolis. He desires to stay with the Chiefs. 

“He desires to be in Kansas Metropolis and desires to signal a long-term deal there,” Jammal Brown stated. “He desires Kansas Metropolis to grasp he is the kind of participant who could be there for the remainder of his profession. He is a cornerstone left sort out. Orlando has wager on himself and he is needed to face adversity The primary few video games of the season final 12 months, he did not play effectively and he felt like he was letting (Chiefs GM) Brett Veach down as a result of Veach took an opportunity on him and traded away so much for him. We had a chat and I advised him you’ll be able to’t measure coronary heart with out adversity. From that time on, he performed lights out. That is the type of left sort out the Chiefs have in Orlando, a man keen to battle by way of the adversity.”

The Chiefs acquired Brown from the Baltimore Ravens final offseason. He had a little bit of an adjustment interval getting used to a a lot totally different model of offense early on, however his play solidified down the stretch and he performed at a excessive sufficient degree to make the Professional Bowl for the third time. If all goes in response to plan, he shall be defending Mahomes’ blind facet for years to come back.