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2022 NFL free agency: Possible franchise tag players for every team as window opens to retain key players

NFL free agency doesn’t start for a couple weeks, yet teams are about to get a head start on their salary cap situation for 2022 and building their roster this offseason. Tuesday is the start for teams to decide whether to place the franchise tag or transition tag on any one of their players for the 2022 season, creating some cap maneuvering around the league. 

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. 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. 

Ten players received the franchise tag last season, meaning 31.3% of the league applied the tag on their pending free agents. Whether a long-term extension will be settled with that player will be processed in due time, yet teams will…

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