Prominent NFL Tag Candidates

Michael Ginnitti
Michael Ginnitti, Managing Editor & NFL/MLB ExpertMarch 07, 2022
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March 8th is the deadline for teams to designate a franchise or transition tag.
Related: Projected 2022 Tag Values

Orlando Brown Jr. (OT, KC)

  • Has been offered a $16.5M tag by the Chiefs
  • Was acquired for a 1st, 3rd, & 4th (while also getting a 2nd & 6th)
  • Projects to a 5 year, $116.5M historic extension

 

Davante Adams (WR, GB)

  • Should be offered a $20.145M franchise tag (120% of his 2021 cap hit)
  • Packers are trying to avoid the tag, as they simply do not have the cap space to take it on
  • Aaron Rodgers’ March 8th deadline isn’t an accident, it’s the end of the tag window. He goes I go situation
  • Projects to a 5 year, $129M extension in our system, easily the largest total value for any WR in history (Calvin Johnson, $113.45M)
  • Adams is looking to surpass Julio Jones’ $64M of fully guarantee at signing

 

Chris Godwin (WR, TB)

  • May be offered a 2nd tag at $19.18M
  • Won’t be available all offseason, projects to return right at Week 1 (torn ACL/MCL)
  • Bucs smelling blood in a weak division? Band-aid QB with tons of weapons?
  • Projects to a 5 year, $103M extension (but might need to prove health?)

 

Mike Williams (WR, LAC)

  • Should be offered an $18.5M tag by the Chargers
  • Likely to play on it? (Feels Godwin-y)
  • Projects to a 5 year, $90M extension
  • LAC has the cap space to structure this as a “double-tag” extension with value in years 3-5 if they so choose.

 

Mike Gesicki (TE, MIA)

  • Will be offered an $11M tag by the Dolphins
  • Could argue that he’s a WR based on his formation numbers, but not likely ($7.5M difference)
  • Miami probably extends him, I would not. I believe the $11M tender is both fair and good business for a team with a lack of identity right now.
  • Projects to 4 years, $44M (same value as the tag)

 

Dalton Schultz (TE, DAL)

  • Should be offered an $11M tag by the Cowboys
  • Blake Jarwin’s injury status secures his spot
  • Projects to a 4 yr, $50M+ extension

 

Harold Landry (LB, TEN)

  • Should be offered an $18.5M tag by the Titans
  • TEN will need to restructure a few contracts to fit this in
  • Strong candidate to play on the tag
  • Projects to a 4 year, $68M contract (Shaq Barrett-y)

 

Jessie Bates (S, CIN)

  • Will be offered a $13M tag by the Bengals
  • Bengals possess around $49M of cap space
  • Projects to a 5 year, $74M+ extension
  • Probably plays on the tag, while Cincy focuses cash on the OL?

 

James Conner/Chase Edmonds (RB, ARI)

  • Arizona wants to keep both RBs, Transition Tag for one?
  • Keim has shown he’ll do this with Kenyan Drake
  • Is keeping one at $8.5M(ish) too expensive from a cap perspective?
  • I’d rather see them sign both at $5M-$6M multi-year extensions, with cap flexibility built in.

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