NFL’s franchise tag window opens today

Having a two-week franchise tag window is pointless, with two exceptions
The annual two-week franchise-tag window opened two days ago. To no surprise, no tags have been issued yet. And, in many respects, there's no sense having a two-week tag period in a deadline-driven league.
Philadelphia Eagles history with the NFL franchise tag
With 18 pending free agents and several key players looking for big money, we’re taking a look at the Philadelphia Eagles’ history with the NFL franchise tag
Franchise tag candidates for all 32 NFL teams, plus Bengals going all in to keep their biggest stars
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! If you have an NFL offseason calendar in front of you, and I don't know why you would, but if you do, then you may have noticed that today is the first big day of the offseason,
What is an NFL franchise tag? How does it work? Everything to know as the window opens
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 necessarily mean he will play in Cincinnati next year.
Here are 5 NFL franchise tag candidates for the 2025 season
The franchise tag earnings are based on each position’s top five annual salaries. If a player is tagged multiple times, the franchise tag salary increases each time.
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Texans unlikely to use franchise tag in 2025
Barring a last-second change, the Houston Texans don’t plan on using the franchise tag entering the 2025 free-agent period.
2025 NFL franchise tag tracker: Bengals WR Tee Higgins among top candidates to be tagged before free agency
The 2025 NFL offseason is here. While the new league year technically doesn't begin until March 12, which is when signings ...
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How much would it cost the Saints to use the 2025 franchise tag?
How much would it cost the Saints to use the 2025 franchise tag? They’re probably better off avoiding it in this free agency ...
Will Falcons Use Franchise Tag? Why It's Unlikely
The NFL calendar opened the window for teams to begin using the franchise tag on players Tuesday, but don't expect the ...
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Cowboys have used franchise tag 11 times, with mixed results
Eight players in Cowboys history have been tagged. Sometimes, the strategy has paid off. Other times, it’s made for a very ...
Do Giants have an impending free agent worthy of franchise tag?
The franchise tag window has officially opened but do the New York Giants have any impending free agents worth using it on?
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Looking at Colts' history using franchise tag
The window to utilize the franchise tag is now open, so let’s look back at the Colts’ history with the franchise tag.
Broncos unlikely to use franchise tag in 2025
The NFL’s window to use a franchise tag this season opened on Tuesday and it will close on March 4. The Denver Broncos do not ...
Report: Dolphins will not use franchise tag on Jevon Holland, allowing him to hit free agency
The Dolphins are not expected to use the franchise tag on safety Jevón Holland, Cameron Wolfe of NFLMedia reports.