ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Tuesday is the first day NFL teams can use what some in the league consider the hammer in their toolbox for negotiations with high-profile free agents.
And few, if any, have used the franchise tag as often as the Denver Broncos have since John Elway became the team’s top football decision-maker in 2011. But with none of the marquee players up for free agency -- they do have some starters like tight end Virgil Green and linebacker Todd Davis set for the open market -- the Broncos will almost certainly sit out the franchise player gymnastics this time around.