The Seattle Seahawks did not place their franchise tag on either running back Chris Carson or cornerback Shaquill Griffin on Tuesday.
Since general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll arrived in 2010, the Seahawks have only used the franchise tag twice. They did so with kicker Olindo Mare in 2010 and with defensive end Frank Clark in 2019, though they traded Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs the week of that year's NFL draft.
The Seahawks did not attempt to extend Carson or Griffin last offseason even though Carson had just topped 1,100 rushing yards for the second straight season and Griffin had been named to the Pro Bowl as an alternate.