The Philadelphia Eagles placed their franchise tag on quarterback Michael Vick on Tuesday, the team announced. In addition, the Eagles said they have placed their transition tag on kicker David Akers. Under rules of the soon-to-expire collective bargaining agreement, franchise tags pay players the average of the top five players at that position. Transition tags pay players the average of the top 10 at the position, plus it gives teams the ability to match any offer given to the designated player in free agency. The Eagles went so far as to give Vick the "exclusive" designation, barring him from talking with other teams. The only other player to have received the exclusive tag thus far is four-time MVP Peyton Manning by the Indianapolis Colts. It is uncertain if franchise and transition tags will be part of the next CBA. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6123655
