The deadline for applying franchise and transition tags to free agents has been moved from Thursday to Monday by the league and the players’ union.
With the NFL Players Association’s members still voting on a new labor agreement the owners already have approved — that deadline was extended by two days to 9:59 p.m. MT on Saturday — leaving the last time to use the tags at Thursday made little sense.
By moving it to 9:59 a.m. MT on Monday, both sides hope to know whether they are operating under a new collective bargaining agreement or the current deal, which expires in March 2021.