Cardinals Safety vs. cornerback franchise-tag question would have been a close call for Mathieu

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The structure of Tyrann Mathieu’s contract, which is as a practical matter can be viewed a fully-guaranteed, one-year, $20 million extension to his rookie deal, compares very favorably to the franchise tag at the safety position, which was $10.8 million this year. But what about the possibility that Mathieu could have qualified for the cornerback…

Source: ProFootballTalk.com