Monday, as many observers had long anticipated, the Seattle Seahawks placed the franchise tag on defensive end Frank Clark, which almost all but assures Clark will return to the team for the 2019 season. It was, across the league, a franchise tag extravaganza among defensive linemen, with multiple teams using the tag to retain the services of their star players.
The names tagged include Demarcus Lawrence of the Dallas Cowboys, Jadeveon Clowney of the Houston Texans, Dee Ford of the Kansas City Chiefs and Grady Jarrett of the Atlanta Falcons.