TIME TO PLAY TAG
With free agency only three weeks away, the time is coming for NFL teams to decide whether to use the franchise tag on any of the unrestricted free agents (or restricted free agents) to be.
According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, the franchise-tag period opens on February 7, and continues until February 21.
The tag gives the team a right of first refusal as to any offer sheet signed by the player. If the team chooses not to match the offer, the team gets two first-round draft picks as compensation.