The tag was first introduced by owners in 1993 as a compromise in the NFL's fourth-ever CBA as the NFLPA sought to create ...

What is the franchise tag in the NFL? The franchise tag is a useful tool for NFL general managers who are trying to keep a roster together by retaining an important pending free agent. In the ...

Tuesday marked the official deadline for NFL teams to use a tag on players whose contracts are set to expire. NFL.com tracked which players received the tag, and which ones didn't.

On February 18, the NFL's two-week franchise tag window opened. During that period, NFL teams were able to apply the franchise tag to players with expiring contracts. On March 4 at 4 p.m. ET ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold jogs off the field during ...

The window for NFL teams to place the franchise tag on players opens at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday and they must do it by the 4 p.m. March 4 deadline. If the Bengals place the tag on Higgins, it doesn’t ...

Deadline day for the NFL's franchise tag has come and gone without much incident ... just like the draft isn't littered with game-changing quarterbacks. That can put teams in an awkward spot ...

The NFL franchise tag deadline was uneventful compared to previous years, as only two players were tagged this offseason. This marked the lowest number of players to receive the franchise or ...

The NFL's franchise tag window opens Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. ET, marking the first day clubs can use the tender. The window closes on March 4 at 4 p.m. ET. Even with the window opening ...