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When you combine Brian Burns’ age (25, 26 on April 23), production (at least 7.5 sacks all five seasons of his career), potential unrealized upside, and the Carolina Panthers’ inability to work out a long-term deal, he’s one of the best free agent edge rushers available, if not the best.
Burns can, of course, be franchise-tagged by the Panthers and kept for a another season. However, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer proposed the notion of a tag-and-trade involving Burns in answer to a query on franchise tags and tag-and-trade prospects.