The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to use the franchise tag on their star defender, Antoine Winfield Jr. The All-Pro safety entered the offseason as the most likely candidate to receive the franchise tag and despite recent rumors circulating over the past few days of a long-term contract coming into focus, the team has ultimately decided to move forward with the tag.
Buccaneers officially are placing their franchise tag on S Antoine Winfield Jr., but really as a placeholder until the two sides can hammer out a long-term deal that they continue to work on and want to get done, per sources.