The franchise tag and transition tag deadline passed Tuesday, and it was mainly uneventful. One team being watched was the Colts, who are trying to keep quarterback Daniel Jones and receiver Alec Pierce, but they only made a move on one — a transition tag on Jones ($37.833 million), making Pierce a free agent if nothing can be agreed to before the new league year starts on March 11. The transition tag does not restrict teams from negotiating with Jones, so the Colts are not guaranteed to keep him, and there is no recipricol compensation should he sign elsewhere.
The only other players tagged: Receiver George Pickens (Cowboys, franchise tag, $27.3 million), which was known weeks ago; tight end Kyle Pitts (Falcons, franchise tag, $16.3 million); Jets running back Breece Hall (see post a couple spots below).
My take: With more teams active in-season ahead of the trade deadline than ever before, needs are addressed in other ways. Extensions on key players are usually arrived with one year remaining. Jones was something of a surprise for the Colts, enough so they want to keep him but not enough to franchise tag him. Pierce is kind of a surprise, just 25 and an established deep threat who is excels on combat catches. He's about to make a lot of money, averaging over 20 yards a catch each of the last two seasons.
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Tag deadline passes
The franchise tag and transition tag deadline passed Tuesday, and it was mainly uneventful. One team being watched was the Colts, who are trying to keep quarterback Daniel Jones and receiver Alec Pierce, but they only made a move on one — a transition tag on Jones ($37.833 million), making Pierce a free agent if nothing can be agreed to before the new league year starts on March 11. The transition tag does not restrict teams from negotiating with Jones, so the Colts are not guaranteed to keep him, and there is no recipricol compensation should he sign elsewhere.
The only other players tagged: Receiver George Pickens (Cowboys, franchise tag, $27.3 million), which was known weeks ago; tight end Kyle Pitts (Falcons, franchise tag, $16.3 million); Jets running back Breece Hall (see post a couple spots below).
My take: With more teams active in-season ahead of the trade deadline than ever before, needs are addressed in other ways. Extensions on key players are usually arrived with one year remaining. Jones was something of a surprise for the Colts, enough so they want to keep him but not enough to franchise tag him. Pierce is kind of a surprise, just 25 and an established deep threat who is excels on combat catches. He's about to make a lot of money, averaging over 20 yards a catch each of the last two seasons.
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