Lions DT Suh becomes free agent

DETROIT — Ndamukong Suh can test the open market when free agency begins March 10 after the Detroit Lions did not use the franchise tag on the star defensive tackle.

The Lions did not say anything publicly about their decision. There was only a report early in the day on the team’s website saying the franchise tag’s price of around $27 million for Suh proved too daunting.

Pats’ placekicker gets franchise tag

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots placed the franchise tag on three-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski.