The LA Rams are not expected to use the franchise tag in 2021. But we can’t entirely rule it out with regards to John Johnson and while the deadline was meant to be Tuesday, that could be delayed until after the NFL settles its TV deal negotiations.
Last year the NFL pushed back the franchise tag deadline until 1 minute before the legal tampering window opened on March 16th. The salary cap was officially set on March 15th.
Teams have been suspecting such could be the case again this year.