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Franchise tag

January 31, 2023

In the National Football League (NFL), the franchise tag is a designation a team may apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. The tag binds the player to the team for one year if certain conditions are met. Each team has one franchise tag (of either the exclusive or non-exclusive forms) and one transition tag per year. The transition tag can only be used if the team does not use a franchise tag; however, Article 10 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed in 2011 stipulates that, in the Final League Year, teams are allowed to use both the franchise tag and transition tag for the 2020 NFL season.[1]

The tag option allows NFL franchises to retain a "franchise player" who is valuable to a franchise. The one-year, guaranteed contract that is offered to the player is a known, non-negotiated salary. If a designated player does not sign the offer and is unable or unwilling to negotiate an alternative contract before week 10 of the designated season, the player is unable to sign or negotiate a contract in the NFL for the remainder of the season.

The franchise tag provides general managers and owners a strategic way to manage salary costs and limit exposure to the financial risks associated with a long-term contract. Unsurprisingly, many designated players have criticized the use of the franchise tag by teams when it restricts their perceived ability to negotiate a more lucrative contract.[2][3]

Background

The National Football League introduced the franchise tag in 1993.[4] There are two types of franchise tag designation: the exclusive rights franchise tag, and the non-exclusive rights franchise tag:

  • An "exclusive" franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of a date in April of the current year in which the tag will apply, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. Exclusive franchise players cannot negotiate with other teams. The player's team has all the negotiating rights to the exclusive player.
  • A "non-exclusive" franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five cap hits at the player's position for the previous five years applied to the current salary cap, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. A non-exclusive franchise player may negotiate with other NFL teams, but if the player signs an offer from another team, the original team has a right to match the terms of that offer, or if it does not match the offer and thus loses the player, is entitled to receive two first-round draft picks as compensation.
  • Under the capped years, a team can designate one additional player with a transition tag. A transition player must be offered a minimum of the average of the top 10 salaries of the prior season at the player's position or 120 percent of the player's prior year's salary, whichever is greater. A transition player designation gives the club a first-refusal right to match, within seven days, an offer sheet given to the player by another club after his contract expires. If the club matches, it retains the player. If it does not match, it receives no compensation.
  • Consecutive franchise tags are allowed; however, for a player to be tagged in two straight years, the team must pay 120 percent of the player's previous salary. If tagged in three straight years, the team must pay the player 144 percent of his previous salary, or an average of the top 5 salaries at the highest-paid position (likely QB), whichever is higher.[5]

References

  1. ^ "NFL CBA Quirks That Could Have a Big Effect on the 2020 Offseason". ESPN.com. 2019-02-26. from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. ^ "ESPN.com: Page 2 : T.O. = Terrible Owens". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  3. ^ "Steelers franchise tag Le'Veon Bell for a second straight year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ Ochab, Charles (March 2007). "Don't Franchise Me! The NFL's Emerging Dilemma". The Illinois Business Law Journal.
  5. ^ https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/NFLPA/CBA2020/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf[bare URL PDF]

January 31, 2023
franchise, national, football, league, franchise, designation, team, apply, player, scheduled, become, unrestricted, free, agent, binds, player, team, year, certain, conditions, each, team, franchise, either, exclusive, exclusive, forms, transition, year, tran. In the National Football League NFL the franchise tag is a designation a team may apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent The tag binds the player to the team for one year if certain conditions are met Each team has one franchise tag of either the exclusive or non exclusive forms and one transition tag per year The transition tag can only be used if the team does not use a franchise tag however Article 10 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement CBA signed in 2011 stipulates that in the Final League Year teams are allowed to use both the franchise tag and transition tag for the 2020 NFL season 1 The tag option allows NFL franchises to retain a franchise player who is valuable to a franchise The one year guaranteed contract that is offered to the player is a known non negotiated salary If a designated player does not sign the offer and is unable or unwilling to negotiate an alternative contract before week 10 of the designated season the player is unable to sign or negotiate a contract in the NFL for the remainder of the season The franchise tag provides general managers and owners a strategic way to manage salary costs and limit exposure to the financial risks associated with a long term contract Unsurprisingly many designated players have criticized the use of the franchise tag by teams when it restricts their perceived ability to negotiate a more lucrative contract 2 3 Background EditThe National Football League introduced the franchise tag in 1993 4 There are two types of franchise tag designation the exclusive rights franchise tag and the non exclusive rights franchise tag An exclusive franchise player must be offered a one year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player s position as of a date in April of the current year in which the tag will apply or 120 percent of the player s previous year s salary whichever is greater Exclusive franchise players cannot negotiate with other teams The player s team has all the negotiating rights to the exclusive player A non exclusive franchise player must be offered a one year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five cap hits at the player s position for the previous five years applied to the current salary cap or 120 percent of the player s previous year s salary whichever is greater A non exclusive franchise player may negotiate with other NFL teams but if the player signs an offer from another team the original team has a right to match the terms of that offer or if it does not match the offer and thus loses the player is entitled to receive two first round draft picks as compensation Under the capped years a team can designate one additional player with a transition tag A transition player must be offered a minimum of the average of the top 10 salaries of the prior season at the player s position or 120 percent of the player s prior year s salary whichever is greater A transition player designation gives the club a first refusal right to match within seven days an offer sheet given to the player by another club after his contract expires If the club matches it retains the player If it does not match it receives no compensation Consecutive franchise tags are allowed however for a player to be tagged in two straight years the team must pay 120 percent of the player s previous salary If tagged in three straight years the team must pay the player 144 percent of his previous salary or an average of the top 5 salaries at the highest paid position likely QB whichever is higher 5 References Edit NFL CBA Quirks That Could Have a Big Effect on the 2020 Offseason ESPN com 2019 02 26 Archived from the original on 2020 02 28 Retrieved 2020 02 28 ESPN com Page 2 T O Terrible Owens www espn com Retrieved 2021 04 29 Steelers franchise tag Le Veon Bell for a second straight year CBSSports com Retrieved 2021 04 29 Ochab Charles March 2007 Don t Franchise Me The NFL s Emerging Dilemma The Illinois Business Law Journal https nflpaweb blob core windows net media Default NFLPA CBA2020 NFL NFLPA CBA March 5 2020 pdf bare URL PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franchise tag amp oldid 1079949434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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