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**cliceperperIa** · 01-18-2011, 04:20 PM

This was a NLFPA "want" from the last few CBAs. Why would the owners want a franchise tag? The average of the top 5 (or is it 10) salaries for that position? That is a high price for a 1 year loan.

I think Franchise is average of the top 5 and Transitional tag is average of the top 10 salary.

I don't know if the NFLPA still likes all the aspects of the franchise and transition tags, we'll see.

The owners wanted the franchise tag because the last CBA gave players free agency after four years. That's not a lot of time to be able to control a player. They figured that the franchise tag would induce players to sign extensions that gave them a little more of a long term guarantee. It didn't really work out that way, but I think that was the reason.
If they keep unrestricted free agency at six years, like it was changed to this last season, the owners would probably forego franchise tags.

01-18-2011, 04:20 PM	#21
cliceperperIa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	This was a NLFPA "want" from the last few CBAs. Why would the owners want a franchise tag? The average of the top 5 (or is it 10) salaries for that position? That is a high price for a 1 year loan. I think Franchise is average of the top 5 and Transitional tag is average of the top 10 salary. I don't know if the NFLPA still likes all the aspects of the franchise and transition tags, we'll see. The owners wanted the franchise tag because the last CBA gave players free agency after four years. That's not a lot of time to be able to control a player. They figured that the franchise tag would induce players to sign extensions that gave them a little more of a long term guarantee. It didn't really work out that way, but I think that was the reason. If they keep unrestricted free agency at six years, like it was changed to this last season, the owners would probably forego franchise tags.
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