The late February to early March portion of the NFL calendar can be a strange one. Much like the peculiarity of the second month of the year ending after its 28th day, this time in pro football weirdly comes and goes just as fast.
That’s because it’s the annual franchise tag window, which conveniently takes place right before the sheer madness of free agency. The franchise tag window, of course, features the great players teams like, but they don’t want to commit too much security to them yet.
It’s not you, it’s me… oh, you get the whole deal.
This year’s field of players who could get the very exclusive franchise tag slapped on is a doozy. It’s a showcase of a few bona fide stars, cornerstones whose best days might be behind them, and upside players from which you probably want to see a little more consistent production.
And remember: Everyone only gets one.
Here’s a list of the players who have gotten the tag thus far — with all contract data per Over The Cap — as another wild NFL acquisition period is set to blow up over the next couple of weeks.