Tee Higgins, Trey Smith franchise tags make history not seen since 1994
Tee Higgins is one of two NFL players franchise-tagged, fewest since 1994
Only two players receive franchise tag, lowest since ‘94
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 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.
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Chiefs’ Trey Smith and Cowboys’ Osa Odighizuwa appear to be coming off the market
Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith — was set to hit free agency this offseason...until he wasn’t. According to Fox Sports reporter Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs are using the franchise tag on Smith.
Chiefs may be getting weaker but so is one of Patrick Mahomes' toughest AFC rivals
Kansas City may find it harder to repeat as AFC champions in 2025, but odds are still on them to do it.. Heading into the 2025 NFL offseason, one of the biggest storylines is how the Kansas City Chiefs will respond to losing handily in Super Bowl LIX.
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Three potential landing spots for Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson
The Cincinnati Bengals made a rare move Thursday, granting the star permission to seek a trade after four seasons with the team.
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Trey Hendrickson wants a trade, but he's the type of player the Packers won't spend on, and that's perfectly fine
The Green Bay Packers has rules, the famous Packer Way. Eventually they can go beyond that a little bit, but that happens only in extreme circumstances. Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals gave edge defender Trey Hendrickson the permission to seek a trade.
3 Trey Hendrickson trade destinations that even Joe Burrow would sign off on
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NFL franchise tag deadline 2025: Tracking what players have received the franchise tag
Scouting Combine behind us, the next big step in the NFL offseason is free agency. Tuesday marks the next big deadline, as teams have until 4:00 p.m. Eastern to designate Franchise or Transition Tag players.