Though it had initially been reported on March 18 that offensive tackle Cam Robinson “accepted” the franchise tag with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his choice to sign it didn’t become official until Friday. Now, the fifth-year player has agreed to the tag, meaning if Jacksonville doesn’t sign Robinson to a long-term deal by July 15, he will play the 2021 season at a salary of $13.8 million.
Some business around the NFL that became official today:
▫️Jaguars OT Cam Robinson signed his franchise tender
▫️Chiefs signed WR Tajae Sharpe
▫️Washington FT released DB Tanard Jackson (on reserve/suspended since 2014) and C Kory Lichtensteiger (on reserve/retired since 2017)— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 9, 2021
Robinson has started every game he’s appeared in since the Jaguars took him in the second round in 2017. After an encouraging rookie year, he missed nearly the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL. He returned and started most of the last two seasons, but he struggled a bit. As a result, there were some speculations that the Jags would target a veteran tackle like Trent Williams.
But either those stakes were too high or the Jaguars decided Robinson was good enough to tag, and though it’s unknown if he’ll be on the roster beyond this season, a strong outing in 2021 could obviously change that.