With the deadline to place the franchise tag looming on Tuesday afternoon, a flurry of news should come in on players who will have their status changed heading into free agency. The obvious guys have already received the franchise tag for the most part (Von Miller, Alshon Jeffery, Muhammad Wilkerson), but one guy who was in a curious situation was Miami Dolphins defensive end Oliver Vernon.
Well it turns out Vernon won’t be receiving the franchise tag – instead he’s getting the transition tag according to Rand Getlin of NFL Network.