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Pros and cons of Vikings using franchise tag on Anthony Barr

With the franchise tag window opening on Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings now have to determine whether they’ll use one of three tagging options on linebacker Anthony Barr.

The deadline for all 32 to teams to make a decision with the franchise or transition tag is March 5 at 3 p.m. CT.

That gives the Vikings two weeks to decide on Barr’s future in Minnesota. There has been no indication that the team that drafted him in the first round in 2014 will be the one he’s playing on in 2019.