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Panthers safety Eric Reid said earlier this week that he will continue to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice. Robert Quinn was asked Thursday if he would continue with his protest despite playing on a team that discourages protests during the national anthem.Quinn Isaiah Prince Jersey nfl draft , who now plays for the Cowboys after a trade from the Dolphins in the offseason, has raised a fist during the national anthem since 2016 when he was with the Rams. The Cowboys are one of the few teams never to have had a player protest during the national anthem.Quinn sounds as if he has made a decision.“When this all started, the media took it and made it their own message, took away from the point we were trying to get across,” Quinn said, via David Moore of the . “People talked about it as disrespecting the flag, and they’re missing the message. It was not to cause distraction; it was to bring awareness to a situation that constantly gets thrown under the rug. So all we talk about now is war, killing and negativity. If all you talk about is negativity, guess what you’re going to bring into the world?“One day I woke up and just said, ‘If you want to bring positivity into the world, you’ve got to find peace, love and happiness within yourself.’ If you live be peace, love and happiness, this can be a better world.”Quinn then laughed. “Y’all weren’t expecting that one, huh?” he said. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told Newy Scruggs of NBC 5 on Sunday night that he and Quinn have not had a conversation about it.“I think . . . our position is very clear Chandler Cox Miami Dolphins Jerseys , and it will remain clear,” Jones told Scruggs. “We want to recognize the social issues that Robert wants to make people aware of. We want to recognize those, but the Cowboys stand for the flag when we get ready to play football.” The NFL calendar is progressing toward the start of free agency and the 2019 league year. Around the league, teams are deciding which of their soon-to-be free agents they are going to re-sign, and..."The NFL calendar is progressing toward the start of free agency and the 2019 league year. Around the league, teams are deciding which of their soon-to-be free agents they are going to re-sign, and as of this afternoon, teams have another choice they can begin utilizing. At 4pm ET today, the league’s franchise and transition tag period officially opens. Here is everything you need to know about the tags and a look at what the Miami Dolphins could do with it this year:What are the franchise and transition tags?There are actually three tiers of tags that can be used on a player with an expiring contract that can keep him on his current team. There is the non-exclusive franchise tag, the exclusive franchise tag, and the transition tag. The non-exclusive tag is a one-year tender offer giving the player a fully-guaranteed salary equal to the average of the top five players’ salaries at the specific position over the past five years, or 120 percent of the tagged player’s salary from the previous season, whichever is more. A player may negotiate a contract with another team, but, if the original team does not match the deal Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , the new team would send two first-round picks to the original club.The exclusive franchise tag prevents the player from being able to negotiate with another club, but does increase the fully-guaranteed salary to the average of the top five players’ salaries at the specific position for the current year, or, again, 120 percent of last year’s salary for the tagged player, whichever is more.The transition tag is another one-year tender, but is now the top ten salaries rather than the top five for players at the specific position. The player can negotiate with a new club, with the original club having the right to match the deal. If the original team does not match, there is no compensation from the new team owed.What are the tag salaries?The 2019 tag numbers are not set yet, but the 2018 numbers were:Franchise tagQuarterback — $23.189 millionRunning back — $11.866 millionWide receiver — $15.982 millionTight end — $9.846 millionOffensive line — $14.077 millionDefensive tackle — $13.939 millionLinebacker — $14.961 millionCornerback — $14.975 millionSafety — $11.287 millionKicker/Punter — $4.939 millionTransition tagQuarterback — $20.922 millionRunning back — $9.63 millionWide receiver — $13.924 millionTight end — $8.428 millionOffensive line — $12.525 millionDefensive end — $14.2 millionDefensive tackle — $11.407 millionLinebacker — $12.81 millionCornerback — $12.971 millionSafety — $9.536 millionKicker/Punter — $4.493 millionOver The Cap has estimated the 2019 franchise tag numbers to be:Quarterback — $25.578 millionRunning back — $11.98 millionWide receiver — $17.101 millionTight end — $10.93 millionOffensive line — $15.283 millionDefensive end— $18.653 millionDefensive tackle — $15.571 millionLinebacker — $15.777 millionCornerback — $15.992 millionSafety — $12.037 millionKicker/Punter — $5.162 millionHow many tags can a team apply?A team can only use one tag per season. It does not matter which type of tag is used, there can only be one tag applied per team per year.What is the “window” for a franchise tag to be applied?The league allows players to be tagged during a two-week period. The 2019 tag window opens today and will close on March 5. Typically teams will wait until closer to the end of the window to use their tag - nothing gets accomplished in the NFL if there is not a deadline forcing the action - but you could start to head about franchise tags being applied at any time over the next two weeks.Once the tag is applied, is everything done?No. The franchise/transition tag is exercised by the team and keeps the rights of the player with their current club, but the player does not have to sign the tender. Technically, the player is not under contract, even though he cannot join another team Chandler Cox T-Shirts Jersey , until he signs the tender, so a player can skip workouts and events without incurring a penalty/fine. If it gets contentious, a player can even hold out into the season, as the Pittsburgh Steelers saw with running back Le’Veon Bell who skipped the entire season.After a tag is applied, the team and the player can also negotiate a long-term contract that replaces the tag, but they only have until July 15 to do that. Some teams look at the tag as a tool to keep the player with the club until that longer contract can be finalized - and again, you will usually see that happen when there is something that forces it to happen, like the club needing to create salary cap space for a free agent or draft pick, or the July 15 date is getting close.Will the Dolphins use a tag this year?The list of potential free agents from the Dolphins does not appear to have any major tag candidates on it. The team could look at offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James or defensive end Cameron Wake as players they do not want to lose, but that would tie up around $15 million or $18 million in the salary cap. Each of them counted around $9.5 million last year against the cap. It would seem to make more sense to just get new contracts completed prior to the start of free agency.The Dolphins used the franchise tag on Jarvis Landry last year. He signed the tender, clearing the way for the Dolphins to trade him to the Cleveland Browns.