Like seemingly everything else in the NFL this year, drama over the franchise tag has been amplified to new heights.
Fourteen players received a franchise tag in 2020, a number that surpassed the totals of the prior two offseasons combined. Some tag situations, like that of Pittsburgh Steelers edge defender Bud Dupree, passed with little in the way of drama. Longstanding speculation surrounding Dak Prescott's tag...not so much.
A handful of tags still haven't been signed ahead of the July 15 deadline for players and teams to agree to long-term extensions, otherwise, a long-term extension can't happen until the end of the regular season.