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.

NFL free agency is just around the corner, with the legal tampering period already underway. One way to keep a prized player off the open market is to sign them ...

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 ...

Here's an explanation of the three kinds of franchise tags, how much each one is worth and a full breakdown of franchise tag value by position in 2025: NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores ...

Dallas signed defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the franchise tag deadline Tuesday and Minnesota declined to give the ...

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 ...

One way to do that is with the franchise tag. Check out everything you need to know about the NFL's franchise tag for the 2025 season. The NFL franchise tag is a way for a team to keep a player ...