Tee Higgins, Trey Smith franchise tags make history not seen since 1994
The number of franchise tags for NFL players this offseason is way down from last season as it hit a 21-year low.
Tee Higgins is one of two NFL players franchise-tagged, fewest since 1994
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith were the only two NFL players to receive the franchise tag before Tuesday's deadline. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that Evan Kaplan reported that the total number of two players was the fewest tagged since 1994.
Only two players receive franchise tag, lowest since ‘94
ET deadline came and went Tuesday with only two NFL players receiving the franchise tag: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith.
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Only two players receive franchise tag, lowest since ‘94
ET deadline came and went Tuesday with only two NFL players receiving the franchise tag: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith.The mo
Sam Darnold set to hit open market after strong season for Vikings as teams largely decline to use franchise tags
Only two players were given the tag for 2025 before Tuesday’s deadline: Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City guard Trey Smith.
NFL's Franchise Tag Sees Lowest Utilization in Nearly 20 Years
The NFL's franchise tag window closed on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and only two players—Tee Higgins and Trey Smith—from the league's 32 teams had the franchise tag placed on them. This is the lowest amount of players given the franchise tag in an offseason since 2006 when just one player,
NFL's Franchise Tag Sees Lowest Utilization in Over 30 Years
The NFL's franchise tag window closed on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and only two players—Tee Higgins and Trey Smith—from the league's 32 teams had the franchise tag placed on them. This is the lowest amount of players given the franchise tag in an offseason since 1994 when two players—Eric Green and Henry Thomas—were tagged,
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Only two players given franchise tag in NFL
The tagging window ended Tuesday and only WR Tee Higgins and G Trey Smith were given the franchise tag, the lowest total of tags since 1994.
NFL teams use fewest franchise tags since 2006
The tags have been applied. All two of them. Although it seemed on the front end that zero franchise tags could be applied for the first time since 2001, the tagging of Chiefs guard Trey Smith and Bengals receiver Tee Higgins results in the lowest total number (via Spotrac.
Ranking top 25* NFL free agents after franchise tag takes Tee Higgins, Trey Smith off market
NFL free agency begins next week, and the veteran market has already been altered after the deadline to apply franchise tags expired Tuesday.