The unfortunate thing about NFL free agency is when players fans start to get excited about the Cleveland Browns acquiring are all of a sudden come off the market. Whether it franchise tag or extensions with their current teams, a month or so of anticipation gets squashed quickly.
Even after today’s report that the Browns are interested in replacing John Johnson III with Cincinnati Bengals FS Jessie Bates III, Bates could get the franchise tag again or sign an extension with the Bengals.
Tuesday morning, the start of the NFL combine, we got the first player getting the franchise tag, Washington Commanders DT Daron Payne.