The NFL offseason officially gets underway today, as Tuesday marks the beginning of the NFL’s franchise tag window. Starting on February 20, and running through March 5, teams can use one of the three available tags on players entering free agency, preventing a player from reaching the open market.
Teams have three potential tags to use on players: The “transition” tag, the “exclusive” tag, and the “non-exclusive” tag. Let’s break the three tags down, highlight what players received a franchise tag last season, and outline some players to watch in the days ahead as potential tag candidates.
Transition tag
The transition tag is not as common as the non-exclusive
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