KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, left, and general manager Brett Veach, right, watch pregame warmups prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Arrowhead Stadium on November 3, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
It’s tagging season in the NFL. Starting next week, franchises will be able to apply the use of a tag—either franchise or transition—on a particular player who is otherwise scheduled to hit the open market in order to maintain control of that player for another season. For the first time in a few years, the Kansas City Chiefs are unlikely to utilize the tag as they face an offseason without a true impact player slated to leave.