Two weeks from now, the showdown between the Patriots and Vince Wilfork will have reached a conclusion, or at least something close to it. The window for NFL teams to use their franchise tag, which began yesterday, will end Feb. 25. In that time, the Patriots are expected to use their tag on Wilfork, a Pro Bowl defensive tackle who ... (Full article: 690 words)

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