Sources tell me the Washington Football Team will use the franchise tag on RG Brandon Scherff.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) March 9, 2021
According to a report from NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay, the Washington Football Team is placing the franchise tag on RG Brandon Scherff for the second-straight season.
This does not mean that Scherff will not be signed to a long-term deal in the future, but it simply gives Washington more time to get a deal done.
Scherff, who played on the tag in 2020, is likely to sign a deal in the future worth more than $15 million per season, which would make him the highest-paid guard in the NFL.
The NFL has yet to cement their salary cap for the 2021 season, but once they do, it will create a deadline for teams to tag their players. There is a belief that Washington will continue to try and work out a long-term deal with Scherff over the next few weeks.
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