The last major date on the offseason calendar passed on Monday as teams had until then to sign franchise tagged players to contract extensions. Players who did not sign extensions by Monday will play the 2018 season on their one-year franchise tender and try and figure this all out again next year.
The three most notable tagged players were Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, Detroit Lions edge rusher Ezekiel Ansah, and Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Demarcus Lawrence. Bell will receive $14.5 million playing the season on his second franchise tag, while Ansah and Lawrence will each earn $17,143,000 playing on their first runs through the franchise tag.