As a flurry of news passed over the NFL landscape on Monday, with several teams placing the franchise tag on key players and a handful of players escaping the designation, it appears New York Giants safety Landon Collins will land in that latter category. After weeks of debating whether the All Pro safety had cleaned out his locker or not, Ian Rapoport is reporting that Collins is “unlikely” be given the franchise tag, leading to a probable unrestricted free agency path for the 25-year-old.
The Detroit Lions just let a Pro Bowl safety of their own go, as Glover Quin was released a couple weeks ago.