2025 NFL franchise tag candidates: Will Sam Darnold get it? - ESPN

The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 4. During that time frame, each team is allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Doing so would keep the player with the franchise for the 2025 season.

Franchise tag figures are based on the top five annual salaries at each position, and the price goes up each time a player gets tagged. Teams must determine whether it's in their best interest to pay the franchise tag price, extend the player or possibly tag him and continue negotiating a long-term deal.

Last year, nine players were tagged, including two who then were traded. The Carolina Panthers sent pass rusher Brian Burns to the New York Giants just a week after tagging him, and the Kansas City Chiefs sent cornerback L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans before March was out.

Here is a look at each NFL team and which players are franchise tag candidates:

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Since the Bills have regularly signed players to extensions before they enter free agency, they haven't had to use the franchise tag. The Bills haven't used the franchise tag in the past seven offseasons under general manager Brandon Beane. While there are some big decisions for the Bills in the months ahead when it comes to navigating the cap and the draft, whether to use the tag isn't one of them. — Alaina Getzenberg

The only player who could be even remotely considered is safety Jevon Holland — but paying nearly $20 million after he failed to record an interception in 2024 seems unreasonable. This isn't to