'Asked whether the franchise tag is in play, which would cost about $14.8 million based on the NFL average of the top five salaries at that position, Whaley said, "We're trying to avoid that because we're trying to get him long-term for sure and keep everybody on the same page so they felt like, 'Hey, we got a good deal,' and we say as the Buffalo Bills, 'We got a good deal.'"'