Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here: It’s franchise tag deadline day. If you’re wondering what exactly that means, it means that teams have until 4 p.m. ET today to work out a long-term deal with any player who got hit with the franchise tag. In theory, this should be a somewhat exciting day, but I have some bad news: None of the tagged players are expected to reach a deal, which means today is likely going to be the opposite of exciting.
Since the deadline won’t be offering any excitement, we’re bringing our own excitement to the newsletter today. Not only are we going to rank the top QB-coach duos, but we’re also going to take a look at 10 records that could go down in 2022.
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1. Today’s show: The franchise tag deadline is here
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With the franchise tag deadline happening today, I’m guessing you can figure out what Will Brinson and I talked about on today’s podcast. Yup, we talked about the franchise tag deadline. There were a total of eight players hit with the tag this year, and out of that group, four of them are still looking to get an extension before today’s deadline hits at 4 p.m. ET.
Here’s a brief look at each situation along with our prediction about whether an extension gets done. (We’ve also listed how much each player will make on their one-year franchise tag deal.)
Players who have signed their franchise tag
The tight end market had a huge wrench thrown into it earlier this year when the Browns decided to give David Njoku a four-year deal worth a total of $56.75 million. Gesicki and Schultz have both been much more productive than Njoku and they probably want to be paid accordingly. The problem there is that Njoku is now the fifth-highest paid tight end in the league, and it feels like the Cowboys and Dolphins are both hesitant to hand out a contract that would pay their tight ends more than $14 million per year.
Brinson and I both agreed that a deal probably won’t get done for either guy.
The upside for Dallas and Miami is that both players have…
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