Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith were the only two NFL players to receive the franchise tag before Tuesday's deadline. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that Evan Kaplan reported that the total number of two players was the fewest tagged since 1994.
The franchise tagging deadline has passed and there are officially only two players who won't hit the open market.
Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith — was set to hit free agency this offseason...until he wasn’t. According to Fox Sports reporter Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs are using the franchise tag on Smith.
Just Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Chiefs guard Trey Smith were tagged in 2025. Cincinnati and Kansas City have both indicated that the respective clubs are interested in retaining Higgins and Smith on a long-term deal. The franchises have until July 15 ...
ET deadline came and went Tuesday with only two NFL players receiving the franchise tag: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith.
The Green Bay Packers has rules, the famous Packer Way. Eventually they can go beyond that a little bit, but that happens only in extreme circumstances. Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals gave edge defender Trey Hendrickson the permission to seek a trade.