The move gives the team and Pierre-Paul time to negotiate a long-term contract, though JPP is free to negotiate with other teams when the free agency signing period begins next week.
$14.8 million for a guy who has been injured and out of shape at times and inflated his 2014 numbers against crappy teams after NYG were eliminated from the playoffs.
In the past we've heard a player was "slapped" with the franchise tag. I think it's more punitive, so "slap" is better I think.