Franchise and Transition Tags

Free agency in the NFL begins on Wednesday, March 14th, at 4:00 p.m. For top NFL players, being an unrestricted free agent is the first time in their careers that they will be able to sign a market rate contract after having been previously subjected to the rookie contract and possibly the restricted free agency rules contained within the CBA. This is a great time to be an upper echelon NFL player, right? Not so fast! NFL players that have Continue ReadingFranchise and Transition Tags