Tuesday is the last day for NFL teams to apply the franchise tag on players who qualify.
Each team had two weeks to apply the tag on a soon-to-be free agent, automatically keeping the player under contract for another year.
So, what exactly is a franchise tag? Here’s a look.
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What is an NFL franchise tag?
Every NFL team has the option to apply a franchise tag on a player during the offseason.