FRISCO, Texas – It’s officially time to start thinking about deals and deadlines.
Tuesday marks the first day that NFL teams can designate franchise and transition players. Now, to be clear, Feb. 20 isn’t any type of deadline. From this point, the Cowboys have until March 6 – exactly two weeks to use their franchise tag.
But after six weeks of relative inactivity since the end of the regular season, NFL clubs are finally easing into one of the busier portion of the offseason. And nowhere is that more noteworthy than in Dallas, where the Cowboys have a decision to make regarding DeMarcus Lawrence.