The deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension ended yesterday.
Franchise Tag Recap
A Thread:
Signed Tender (Projected 2020 Salary)
QB - Dak Prescott ($31.4M)
TE - Hunter Henry ($10.6M)
G - Brandon Scherff ($15.0M), Joe Thuney ($14.8M)
DT - Leonard Williams ($16.1M)
LB - M. Judon ($16.8M), B. Dupree/S. Barrett ($15.8M)
S - Anthony Harris/Justin Simmons ($11.4M)
Signed Multi-Year Deal
RB Derrick Henry (4-year/$50M)
- Only RB w/ 1,000+ rush yards & 10+ rush TD in each of last 2 seasons
DT Chris Jones (4-year/$85M)
- 2nd-most sacks (33.0) by a DT since entering NFL in 2016 (Aaron Donald: 52.0)
Take a closer look at some of the biggest free agency moves so far:
Amari Cooper: 5 years, $100 million with @dallascowboys
- $20 million APY (2nd-highest among WR)
- 3rd WR to receive $100M contract (Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald)
- Top 5 in rec yards and rec TD since joining Cowboys in Week 9, 2018
- 109.2 rec yards per game at @ATTStadium
Yannick Ngakoue: Non-exclusive Franchise Tag
- 2020 Salary: $17.788M
- 211 pressures since 2016 (@NextGenStats) only trail Aaron Donald & Von Miller
- 1 of 7 players in NFL history w/ 8.0+ sacks in each of first 4 seasons
- @Jaguars have until July 15 to sign to long-term deal
The 2019 NFC Championship will be the first conference championship game in which neither of the starting QBs recorded a start in their first 2 NFL seasons.
Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) has as many catches (1 INT) as he has allowed in coverage (1 reception) in two career NFC Championship appearances (both wins).