From Spoon:
An NFL source said that WR Davante Adams has been told the #Packers are putting the franchise tag on him. It will all become official at 3 p.m. Adams wants a long-term deal and the #Packers are going to have to pay him a lot. They have to get his $20.5M franchise tag number down.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) March 8, 2022
This will be the first time the Packers have utilized the franchise tag since 2010 when they placed it on Ryan Pickett, prior to working out a long term deal.