ESPN.com's Adam Schefter reports this afternoon that Arizona Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby will not get the franchise tag because it would cost them too much money.

Instead, they will allow Dansby to test the market, then re-assess their situation and whether they can afford to pay him what the market is bearing.

Earlier today, Schefter ranked Dansby the second best free agent on the market right now, behind only Julius Peppers. "He'll get to test the free-agent market and become one of the highest-paid defensive players in football history."

and become one of the highest-paid defensive players in football history.