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The deadline set for Thursday (March 12) at 4
p.m. ET was bumped back to Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET by owners who
want to know the fate of the pending Collective Bargaining
Agreement extension.
What likely will be a wild week in the NFL will kick off Monday
at noon. That's when a "legal tampering" or negotiating window
with unrestricted free agents opens.
If the CBA is not extended on Saturday, NFL teams cannot use the
"transition" tag to retain players but still will have use of
the franchise tag. A "yes" vote by the simple majority of the
players union members to extend the CBA also would grant use of
both tags for all 32 teams.
Free agents officially can sign contracts and trades can be
executed as of Wednesday (March 18) at 4 p.m. ET.
The NFLPA extended its full union voting deadline on the 10-year
extension proposed by NFL owners to Saturday at 11:59 p.m. That
prompted owners to bump back the deadline to apply the
restrictive franchise marker.
The fate of the CBA vote would not bring an immediate lockout --
the existing CBA covers the 2020 season -- but could usher in an
unprecedented 10 years of labor peace between the two sides.
Among players likely to be impacted by the extended franchise
tag deadline are Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry.
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