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2017 NFL free agency: Patriots have officially not used the franchise or transition tag

Prior to today, 4:00 p.m. ET, NFL teams had the possibility to designate one of their upcoming free agents as either a franchise or transition player by putting a tag on them. Seven teams have chosen to do just that to prevent players from hitting the market – and they are as follows:

Carolina Panthers: DT Kawann Short

Los Angeles Chargers: LB Melvin Ingram

Los Angeles Rams: CB Trumaine Johnson

New York Giants: DE Jason Pierre-Paul

The New England Patriots, who were seen as potential users of the tag, were not among the teams to apply it.