Jason Pierre-Paul a candidate for Giants franchise tag

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The aren't going to allow impending free agent to play in another uniform next season.Combine on NFL NetworkIn advance of the draft, Marcus Mariota and others will look to showcase their skills at the combine (Feb. 17- Brian Gionta Jersey 23), only on NFL Network. Negotiations between the two sides have not yet begun, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via a source informed of the situation.Whether or not discu sions pick up at the NFL this week, the have no intention of losing their top defensive player to free agency. That leaves Pierre-Paul as a strong candidate for the franchise tag, per Rapoport.After the season, co-owner John Mara stated that he would be "very surprised" if Pierre-Paul is not back with the .Pierre-Paul, 26, experienced a bounce-back season in 2014, recording 12.5 sacks with strong run defense."The second half of the season, he and played like we thought he should play," general manager Jerry Reese said after the season. "The guy has some ability to be a game changer. We didn't see enough of that in the first half of the season."The franchise tag would cost the roughly $15 million for the 2015 season. More importantly, it would buy the organization another year to build confidence in Pierre-Paul's ability to avoid injuries and continue to wreck offensive lines.The latest Podcast with Bucky Brooks. Find more content on .  Buffalo Sabres Jersey