The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that they have placed the franchise tag on kicker Connor Barth.
Originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina, Barth was 10-of-12 on field goal attempts in 10 games as a rookie before he was waived the following summer and claimed by the Miami Dolphins.
Since joining the Buccaneers midway through the 2009 season, Barth is 63-of-75 (84 percent) on field goal attempts, including a stellar 26-of-28 in 2011, setting a club record with a 92.9 percent success rate.
Barth, 25, earned $1.835 million on a "Second Round" restricted free agent tender last season and would earn $2.665 million in guaranteed base salary in 2012.
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