

Potential franchise tag player: Lamar Jackson (QB) McGary is getting better, but he's not worth the tag. While he's allowed 33 sacks over his four seasons in the league, the 3.9% pressure rate allowed last year was the lowest of his career. McGary has been a starting right tackle for Atlanta, but that's it at this stage of his career. Is McGary really worth giving $18.2 million this offseason? The Falcons are another franchise that don't have any players worth tagging this offseason, the closest being Kaleb McGary. They can afford to re-sign him without applying the tag. A career-high 35 pressures, 8.5% pressure rate and 5.5 sacks is worth retaining Allen - but not for that amount. Going from a salary of $2.8 million to $19.3 million is a significant raise, especially for a rising player like Allen. Zach Allen is the only player worth tagging on this roster, the only player worth keeping on this defense.
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There aren't many players worth tagging on the Cardinals this offseason, as the franchise has plenty of free agents it can part ways with next month. Note: Cap space listed is from our 2023 free agency primer. Which players are franchise tag candidates for every team over the next few weeks? Let's take a look at the unrestricted free agent for each team who could have a franchise tag placed upon them over the next few weeks (if there are any free agents worth tagging). Per CBS Sports contributor and former NFL agent Joel Corry, below is the projected tag salary at each position for every player who is franchise tagged in 2023 (The 2023 salary cap is set at $224.8 million): Whether a long-term extension will be settled with that player will be processed in due time, yet teams will maneuver to keep their key players on the roster for 2023 and beyond.

Three of those players signed long-term deals with the team that applied the tag on them, and one was traded ( Davante Adams) while the other four played the year on the tag. Other teams will wait to the very last minute to decide if any unrestricted free agent is worth the franchise tag - or some teams won't even use the tag at all.Įight players received the franchise tag last season, meaning 25% of the league applied the tag on their pending free agents. Some teams will use the franchise tag right away in the hopes of negotiating a long-term extension with that player in the weeks leading up to free agency. Tuesday marks the start for teams to decide whether to place the franchise tag or transition tag on any one of their players for the 2023 season, creating some cap maneuvering around the league. The NFL free agency period will start ramping up over the next couple weeks as teams will get a head start on their 2023 salary cap situation, thanks to a crucial date on the league calendar.
