Panthers' Brian Burns, Bengals' Tee Higgins highlight franchise tags used for 2024 NFL season

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NFL teams had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to place a franchise tag on a player of their choosing, and several used this window to lock in key contributors for the 2024 season. 

Next on the NFL offseason list will be the free agency period, which begins March 13, when some players expected to be in the franchise tag conversation can start talking to other teams to reach a new deal. 

Let's take a look at some franchise-tagged players who still have a chance to negotiate a long-term deal before their price tags are locked in for 2024.

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Brian Burns of the Carolina Panthers on the sidelines before facing the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium Nov. 26, 2023, in Nashville. (Silas Walker/Getty Images)

At a whopping $24 million, Burns was slapped with the franchise tag by the Panthers. And though that's a hefty salary for just one season, he and the organization are not seeing eye to eye right now. 

But the tag gives the Panthers more time for Burns, who has 46 career sacks over five seasons with 246 combined tackles and two Pro Bowl nods, to possibly find common ground on a lucrative, new deal. 

Burns has a non-exclusive tag with the Panthers, meaning he can talk to other teams. If a contract is sent his way, the Panthers have the opportunity to match it or take draft compensation instead. 

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This move went down early. The Bengals announced late last month they were going to franchise tag Higgins for a $21.8 million cap hit. 

Like Burns, the Bengals want to continue negotiating with Higgins to keep him in the fold on an offense that