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Trent Baalke hopes not to use Jaguars franchise tag, bring back Evan Engram

Now that the Jacksonville Jaguars season is over, the team can start looking ahead to the 2023 offseason and begin planning out their roster and what moves need to be made. Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke met with the media on Wednesday and one of the first things he was asked about was if the team would utilize the franchise tag or not.

“I’m hoping we don’t need to use it,” Baalke said when asked about the tag. “Right now we’re evaluating this team as a staff. Doug (Head Coach Doug Pederson) and the rest of the coaches are going through a process, an end-of-the-season process that we’ve set up.