NFL teams have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to apply franchise or transition tags to prospective free agents. With that in mind, let’s check in on what we know — and don’t know — about key New York Giants free agents Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney.
Big bucks might not be there for Barkley
It would be surprising if the Giants used the franchise tag, at a one-year cost of $12.1 million against the salary cap, on Barkley for a second consecutive season. GM Joe Schoen, clearly not wanting to limit his options said during the NFL Scouting Combine that “I wouldn’t say the franchise tag is off the table.