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Tag, you’re it!
It is franchise tag season in the NFL, as today marks the first day of a two-week period that teams can place that designation on qualified players. Around the NFC North, there will be a few names to keep an eye on as soon as this week, particularly at the wide receiver position. Perhaps no name carries more weight than Allen Robinson, who may command somewhere around $18 million if the tag is placed on him. For Chicago, that cost may be worth it to keep the team’s number one receiver around a little longer while a new quarterback potentially enters the Windy City.
Today’s rundown looks a bit deeper into the decision on Robinson, while also scanning the rest of the division’s franchise tag considerations this week.
Detroit Lions
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The Lions’ new defensive coordinator helped groom Marshon Lattimore in New Orleans and will be looking to develop a similarly athletically gifted Okudah into a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
Lions can apply the franchise tag starting this week
Detroit has two leading candidates to use the team’s franchise tag designation on this offseason and as soon as this week.
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Minnesota Vikings
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Vikings can use the franchise tag starting this week. Will they?
Minnesota utilized its tag last offseason on one of its defensive players, but it appears unlikely the Vikings will do so again in 2021.
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Chicago Bears
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A lot of attention has been placed on the Bears adding a starting quarterback, but a major question mark involves the team’s ability to retain its most enticing target for that individual.
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Another decision this offseason will circle around the Bears’ most dynamic special teams player and a jack-of-all-trades on offense.
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After losing out on Carson Wentz, the Bears could certainly target a trade for Deshaun Watson. However, could Chicago also look at four of the more experienced quarterbacks on the trade and free agency markets?