Should the Bucs use both the Franchise and Transition Tags this year? Obviously, we are talking about Jameis Winston and Shaq Barrett. The NFL has special rules for 2020. You can use both the franchise tag and transition tag, whereas you normally have to choose. So my question is should the Bucs tag both of those guys?
Projected 2020 tag amounts:
QB Franchise $26,700,000 Transition $24,276,000
DE Franchise $19,316,000 Transition $16,338,000
A transition tag is a tool used by National Football League teams to retain unrestricted free agents. It guarantees the original club the right of first refusal to match any offer the player may make with another team. The transition tag can be used once a year by each club unless they elect to use a franchise tag instead. Transition tags can be rescinded; however, teams that rescind a transition tag cannot use it again until the next season.If another club offers a contract to a transitioned player, his original club has seven days to decide whether to match that offer or not. If the original club agrees to match, the player is forced to sign with the original club at the terms agreed to in the offer by the other club. If the original club declines to match, the player signs with the other team, and the original team is offered no compensation, as they would be if the player had received the franchise tag.
