Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
Let the offseason fun begin! As of Tuesday, the offseason will officially be kicking into high gear and that’s because the franchise tag window is now open. From Tuesday through March 5, teams are allowed to use the franchise tag, so obviously we’ll be taking a look at a list of the players who may get hit with the tag. It’s a long list, so we should probably get started now. Let’s get to the rundown.
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1. Franchise tag window opens: Looking at players who could possibly get tagged
Bengals WR Tee Higgins
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You know the NFL offseason is officially here when the franchise tag window opens. That means that as of Tuesday, the NFL offseason is officially here.
For the next two weeks, each team is allowed to use the franchise tag on one player (but they don’t have to use it). Once a team uses a tag on a player, the two sides have until July to work out a long-term deal. If no deal is reached, then the player will get a fully guaranteed one-year contract in 2024 at the franchise tag number, which is different for each position. (This year, the current estimate is that those numbers will range from a low of $5.68 million for kickers to a high of $36.37 million for quarterbacks.)
Last season, a total of six teams used the franchise tag. This year, teams will have until March 5 to decide if they want to tag someone.
Our Jeff Kerr came up with a list of franchise tag candidates, and we’re going to go over five of them here. You can see his list below, along with what their salary will be for 2024 if they play on the tag.
Bengals: WR Tee Higgins ($20.71…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-franchise-tag-candidates-for-all-32-teams-plus-patriots-10-time-pro-bowler-retires-and-a-wild-mock-draft/
Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-02-20 18:05:27
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