GREEN BAY, Wis. – Beginning on Tuesday, NFL teams can use the franchise tag to retain the rights to a key free agent. Will the Green Bay Packers use the tag on one of their bumper crop of free agents?

The NFL had one of its important offseason dates come on Tuesday, triggering a new phase in the offseason leading up to the March 12 new league year. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the window opened that allows ...

The NFL's franchise tag option was created in 1993 as part of the original collective bargaining agreement, and in the 32 seasons that followed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made use of it just eight times ...

The NFL window for applying the franchise tag opened on Tuesday, February 17. Teams have until March 3 to apply the exclusive and non-exclusive franchise tag, as well as the transition tag. The NFL's ...

The 2025 season ended eight days ago. In one day, the first significant moment toward the refinement of rosters for 2026 arrives. The annual two-week window for applying the franchise tag opens on ...