The Green Bay Packers have one week to decide on whether or not to use the franchise tag on All-Pro receiver Davante Adams. The deadline to apply the tag on pending free agents is Tuesday, March 8.
Adams is coming off back-to-back All-Pro seasons but has an expiring contract. If the Packers don’t use the tag, the team would have to get a long-term deal done before the start of the new league year on March 16 to prevent Adams from reaching free agency.
It’s certainly possible the tag will become a necessity.
Here are the pros and cons of the Packers using the tag on Adams: