The last four hours leading up to the franchise tag deadline were nothing short of amusing, that’s for sure. All in all, we saw 15 tags issued across the league — some were expected, but a handful certainly will not.
Now, not every player is going to play the 2020 season on the fully guaranteed one-year deal. Some will agree to a longer-term contract, and a handful will be traded by the team that tagged them to recoup some assets. This year’s tag-and-trade class — Anthony Harris, Chris Jones, Joe Thuney, Yannick Ngakoue and Matthew Judon — mainly resides in the trenches, and these are their likeliest landing spots:
[Editor's Note: Check out PFF's analysis of every franchise tag used this 2020 NFL offseason.