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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Brian Orakpo has 39.5 sacks in his five seasons with Washington. (The Washington Post/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Washington Redskins have placed their franchise tag on linebacker Brian Orakpo, the team announced Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Redskins planned to tag Orakpo if the two parties were unable to reach a long-term deal, ESPN reported earlier&lt;em&gt;.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;The franchise tag locks\u00A0in the Pro Bowler to a one-year deal worth $11.5 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: Report: Jim Harbaugh's 'act has worn thin' with some 49ers players&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 28-year old Orakpo had 43 tackles and a team-leading 10 sacks in 2013, in addition to an interception that he returned for a touchdown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BREAKING: Team has announced franchise tag has been placed on LB @rak98 - more details to come on http://t.co/jdM7y5Ys0H.&amp;mdash; Washington Redskins (@Redskins) March 3, 2014&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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