With Super Bowl 58 over with, NFL fans everywhere have started turning their attention to next season. However, before teams can start signing free agents, before teams start bringing in prospects for interviews and evaluations, before those prospects even take the field for the combine, there is the franchise tag period.
A common practice in the NFL, many fans are still not quite sure what the franchise tag is, who it can be used on, and that there are different types of franchise tags to use. Here is a quick breakdown of what the franchise tag means and who could get one this upcoming season.
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Created in 1993, a franchise tag is a tool that NFL teams can use on one of their impending free agents every year. Any player who signs a franchise tag agreement receives a one-year contract with their team at a set rate for the next season.
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If you are asking yourself why a team wouldn't do this for a player every year and never have to worry about signing them to a long-term deal, there are a few issues. For one, the current NFL CBA only allows a player to be franchise tagged three times. Also, each subsequent time a player is franchise tagged, they become more expensive. Oftentimes, an extension is better for the team money-wise.
There are three types of franchise tags:
The window for teams to use the franchise tag starts Tuesday and goes until 4 p.m. ET on March 5.
Any impending unrestricted free agent is viable for a franchise tag. However, only high-end players ever really get this option.
Players become unrestricted free agents on March 13, the beginning of the league's new year. Teams have between Feb. 20 and March 5 to make the distinction as to who earns the franchise tag that year.
Of course, there are other players who could be tagged as well such as New England's linebacker Kyle Dugger and offensive lineman Mike Onwenu, New York Jets' pass rusher Bryce Huff, and San Francisco's pass rusher Chase Young. However, for reasons such as money or the fact that said player did not experience the breakout the team was hoping for, these players are less likely to get tagged.
NFL franchise tag candidates:What is each team's best option in 2024?
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