NickyJ wrote:There is no actual limit to the number of times we can franchise tag him, but like Danchat said, there's a point where it simply costs too much to tag him.
The rumors are that Kirk wanted to leave the team this past offseason. Those are generally the same rumors that said the 49ers would strike hard and fast this offseason to get him, so I'll take it with a grain of salt. Whether we sign him or not really depends on how we finish the season. Both Dallas and Philly's games did not make a good case for him, so we might finally decide he's not worth a massive contract. The 49ers being off the market could make him a bit more affordable though.
I have been curious whether Kirk could end up in Minnesota. You've got a decent team for him to work with, and a defense to prop him up. Question is, would your salary cap have the room to sign him?
It depends how much $ per year we're talking about. If he's going to make a similar number to Stafford's contract ($27M per year), they could squeeze that in. Right now, "as it stands now, the Vikings are estimated to have $50.5 Million cap space in 2018." Anything higher than $27M per season is going to hurt their cap room a lot and limit their ability to re-sign upcoming free agents.