> “Yeah, I think with the whole tag thing,” Pierce commented. “I thought initially, and my agents thought initially that we were going to be in some sort of franchise tag or whatnot, and they were going to be getting a deal done with Daniel (Jones).”
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> “When things kind of went that way for Daniel, so they ended up having to use the tag (on him), then it kind of opened it up like, ‘Oh, wow! We’re going to be the #1 free agent wide receiver out here.’”
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> “So then those opportunities started flooding in, but I knew where my heart was. I knew I loved the city of Indianapolis. Just seeing where we were at last year. Early in the year, rolling, I truly believe we were the #1 team in the NFL. Obviously, just didn’t finish out the season like we should’ve, but I think we get back to where we were with Daniel. I know they’re going to get his deal done and lock him down, and I think we can be special.”