NFL teams have until 1p.m. PT on Tuesday, March 5th to decide if they will use their franchise or transition tags on players. Teams have begun making decisions on their use of the tags, and we’ll be tracking all of them here. Not all will impact the San Francisco 49ers, but given the volume of edge rushers looking at the tag, plenty are going to be noteworthy.
The franchise and transition tags give the tagging team right of first refusal on contracts. If a non-exclusive franchise player departs for a new deal, his original team gets a pair of first round picks.