With the start of NFL free agency just over a week away, teams have started to position themselves for what’s shaping up to be an active offseason. That includes doling out franchise tags, which will remove some of the most notable players from the open market.
The Browns kicked off a fairly quiet tagging period thus far, using the designation on tight end David Njoku on Monday.
NFL teams have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET to use their franchise tags on prospective free agents, but will have until July 15 to ink long-term deal with players that have received the tag.