Brian Orakpo signs his franchise-tag deal

Yesterday, the Redskins were up-front about their willingness to let outside linebacker Brian Orakpo play out the year on the franchise tag. So this morning, he took them up on it. The Redskins announced that the pass-rusher had signed his one-year, $11.455 million deal, guaranteeing the amount for the season. “We’d like to get him…