The NFL doesn’t like to be out of the spotlight, and they have made their show available to an insatiable audience almost year-round. Last week we were evaluating college prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, and we’re going straight into free agency talk with today’s franchise tag deadline. Washington was the first team to apply the tag this year, placing it on DT Daron Payne after he had the best season of his career.
The bigger news has been the QB market this year, and the deadline that the franchise tag creates. Several deals were made before today’s 4pm deadline, and a former MVP started the next phase of his negotiations after receiving the tag.