‘”We have a tremendous amount of respect for Jairus as a person and as a player,” Whaley said. “Unfortunately we weren’t able to get a long term deal done with him before the July 15th deadline. So unfortunately right now all we can do now is play under the one-year franchise tag. Whenever he decides to come in, hopefully it’s soon, we’ll welcome him with open arms. But right now our focus is on the guys that are here now and we’re just going to get ready to go.”‘