The New England Patriots have a long list of players about to hit free agency in not even two weeks, and now we know how much it would cost them to apply the franchise or transition tag to keep one of them from entering the open market on March 13. With the league setting the 2019 salary cap number at $188.2 million, the tag numbers look as follows:
Quarterback: $24.865 million (FT), $22.783 million (TT)
Defensive end: $17.128 million (FT), $14.360 million (TT)
Wide receiver: $16.787 million (FT), $14.