Feb. 16: First day to designate Franchise or Transition Players
The Sam Bradford speculation will receive more clarity during the two-week period when teams are allowed to designate the franchise tag.
If the Eagles don’t use the franchise tag or transition tag on Bradford, then they likely won’t use it this year. The other pending free agents don’t seem like candidates to be paid among the top five players at their positions.
If the Eagles use the tag on Bradford, then it’s an offer of around $20 million – and that cap hold hits at the start of free agency.