Tuesday was the deadline for groups to position franchise tags on impending free brokers, and as anticipated, the Seattle Seahawks determined to not play any recreation of tag.
Solely seven gamers acquired tags on Tuesday, considered one of whom had the uncommon transition tag.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed and Cincinnati Bengals vast receiver Tee Higgins have been tagged earlier within the offseason, though it’s seemingly that Sneed can be traded by the Tremendous Bowl champions.
Dugger’s transition tag signifies that he can negotiate with different groups, however in contrast to the non-exclusive franchise tag, if a staff desires to supply Dugger a contract and the Patriots don’t match, New England doesn’t get two first-round picks in compensation.
From Seattle’s standpoint, the one gamers who would’ve theoretically had even a slim probability of getting tagged have been linebacker Jordyn Brooks and defensive lineman Leonard Williams. Tagging Brooks would’ve meant a bounce to $24 million on a non-exclusive franchise tag, and Williams would’ve been north of $35 million as a result of he’s been tagged twice earlier than. Maybe Noah Fant might’ve had a shot at $12.7 million, however I doubt Seattle ever made any issues.
The Seahawks have not often used the franchise tag underneath John Schneider. In 2010, the Seahawks tagged kicker Olindo Mare, who was ultimately changed by Stephen Hauschka the next season. Seattle tagged defensive finish Frank Clark in 2019, however the Seahawks traded him to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs previous to the NFL Draft.
