Wednesday marks the day that some NFL players hate as teams now have full right to start tagging away.
As of today, NFL clubs can designate the franchise or transition tag on their players.
Teams will have a two week window to select players as the franchise tag period will officially close on 4 pm ET on March 6th.
For those unfamiliar, the franchise tag allows NFL teams to keep a player under club control. Essentially, there are three tags to choose from:
- Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag
The franchise tag that is most frequently employed, when people say ‘franchise tag’ this is the one they are referring to.