Logan Mankins (aka My Mankins) is a tremendous player (who mauls fools). He (and his beard) has been a fixture on our offensive line since we drafted him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft (to the shock of everyone, including Mel Kiper and his hair) and he remains an important part of our future plans (i.e. winning Super Bowls with extreme prejudice). Unfortunately, we have not been able to reach a long-term agreement, despite many attempts and proposals by both sides (you guys know how long this shit has been dragging on) . That remains our objective in utilizing the franchise designation (so don’t get too mad, Mankins, it’s worth $10.1 million!) and we are hopeful that Logan will be a Patriot (and maul many non-Patriot fools) for many years to come.