The Los Angeles Rams and general manager Les Snead have not used the franchise tag in recent years. While they used it in back-to-back years on cornerback Trumaine Johnson and then on Lamarcus Joyner, they have not used it since. With left tackle Alaric Jackson set to hit free agency, the Rams will need to decide whether or not they should use the tag on Jackson as a ‘prove it’ type deal or until they can come up with a long-term solution.
If the Rams do use the franchise tag, Jackson is the lone player that would even be in consideration.