OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens can officially use the franchise tag Tuesday, which presents a critical question for the team’s pass rush.
Can the Ravens afford to keep Matthew Judon or Yannick Ngakoue?
If Baltimore puts the tag on either Judon or Ngakoue between now and the March 9 deadline, it will essentially eat up all of the Ravens’ salary-cap space and limit what they can do this offseason. If the Ravens choose not to use the tag, Judon and Ngakoue will presumably land bigger free-agent deals elsewhere because they are considered to be among the top 10 pass-rushers available.