League arbitrator Stephen Burbank is expected to announce his ruling on whether or not Jimmy Graham should be franchised as a tight end or a receiver on Thursday, July 3, ESPN reported.
Graham believes he's a wide receiver because he lines up away from the traditional tight end spot 67 percent of the time. But the Saints have always considered Graham a tight end and believe he's exactly that despite the way they use him. If he's ruled as a tight end then his franchise tag value would be at around $7 million for 2014. If he's ruled as a receiver he'd get about $12 million for 2014.