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 ...

There are plenty of difficult decisions to be made this offseason in Foxborough, but none will come when the NFL’s franchise tag window opens on Tuesday. New England’s best free agents — Jonathan ...

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 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 ...