Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Corey Liuget underwent offseason foot surgery Derrick Henry Jersey Big , but head coach Anthony Lynn expects him back for training camp.
Liuget, who is suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, did not participate in the first day of the team’s mandatory minicamp Tuesday.
”We’re waiting for his foot to feel better. He had the surgery, he’s coming along fine,” Lynn said.
Liuget was limited to 12 games last season because of a toe injury Authentic Stefon Diggs Jersey , finishing with 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Liuget also missed the final five games of the 2015 season because of a foot injury.
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Five NFL players have been given the franchise tag, with only Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell getting the exclusive tag.
Bell, who has been adamant about not playing under the tag for a second straight season, can't negotiate with any other teams. Pittsburgh must offer him the average of the top five running backs' salaries. Both sides plan to continue negotiating.
"Pittsburgh: the city that took in a 21-year old kid from small-town Ohio, the city I battled thru adversity in Womens Randall Cobb Jersey , the city that I became a man in," Bell tweeted. "I love everything about being a Pittsburgh Steeler, and I want nothing more than to finish the rest of my career in Pitt!"
Also getting franchise tags were Miami wide receiver Jarvis Landry, Detroit defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, Dallas DE DeMarcus Lawrence Authentic DeSean Jackson Jersey , and Los Angeles Rams safety Lamarcus Joyner. They can talk with other teams, but their current team would get compensation if they leave.
The only player given the transition tag was Chicago cornerback Kyle Fuller.
Free agency begins on March 14.
The franchise tag value for running backs is $11.866 million. But Bell is scheduled to make $14.54 million in 2018 because it is his second straight tag.
For defensive ends, it is $17.143 million, while it's $15.982 million for receivers and $11.287 million for safeties.
Fuller's transition amount is $9.536 million.
Last year's franchise tags went to Bell and Washington QB Kirk Cousins, both exclusive Womens Ryan Kerrigan Jersey , and to Arizona linebacker Chandler Jones, Carolina defensive tackle Kawann Short, Chargers LB Melvin Ingram, Rams CB Trumaine Johnson and Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul.