The NFL offseason is officially set to begin on Tuesday when the two-week window to use the franchise tag opens. Safety Lamarcus Joyner back in 2018 was the last player to receive the franchise tag by the Los Angeles Rams. Despite needing to retain key players like Kevin Dotson, it would be a surprise if the Rams were one of the teams to utilize the franchise tag this offseason.
The offseason hits the next level on Tuesday, when the two-week franchise tag window opens. For some teams, there's a good reason to apply the tag by the end of this week: https://t.