The Miami Dolphins have made the decision to place a franchise tag worth $16.2 million on star wide receiver Jarvis Landry to keep him under contract through the 2018 NFL season. However, the team has already made it clear to him that they plan to do by giving him permission to facilitate a trade.

This has put Landry in a unique position of finding a possible landing spot for next season. However, the 25-year-old has voiced disgruntlement with the situation calling the designation “not a good deal for me” with eyes toward working out another contract before the July 16 deadline, according to Omar Kelly on the Sun-Sentinel.

“The team decides to exercise the franchise tag. I’m considering not playing on it,” said Landry, whom the Dolphins placed the franchise tag on last month, committing a little over $16 million in guaranteed salary to the three-time Pro Bowl selection. “The franchise tag is not a good deal for me.”

Beyond his desire to get out of the franchise tag, Landry has reportedly already set the floor for his asking price looking to get a similar deal to the four-year, $58 million contract that the Green Bay Packers worked out with Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams last December. Meanwhile, the Dolphins have made an offer around the average annual salary of $13 million.

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At this point, the only thing that is clear is that Dolphins want to move on from Landry but want to garner some additional assets in return in any potential deal. There have already been a few teams such as the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints bowing out of the conversation as a landing spot for the three-time Pro Bowler.

It is still quite early in the process, but there is a firm asking price in place from Landry that either the Dolphins or another team will have to work with in contract negotiations. There is still much that could change in the coming months ahead of the July 16 deadline for a new deal to be worked out for a player on a franchise tag. The manner in which the market plays out with players such as Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans in line to get new contracts could also have a major impact how things play out for the fifth-year wideout.