The Baltimore Ravens have elected to apply the franchise tag to defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, the team announced Tuesday. Ngata registered 65 tackles and was second on the team with a career-high 5½ sacks. "The tender allows us to secure Haloti as a Raven right now," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome stated. "As we have said, our intention is to enter into a long-term contract with him. We want him to be a Raven." The last two players to be franchised by the Ravens (Terrell Suggs in 2008 and 2009, and Chris McAlister in 2003 and 2004) each received long-term deals from the club. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6125423
