Mar 10, 2021 10:06 AM
The Green Bay Packers have never really been about backyard kid’s games. They haven’t played franchise “tag” for over a decade and the organization is often criticized for rarely taking part in kick (the free agency) can. The Pack may now be forced to play financial hopscotch in the leanest NFL off-season in years.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst let the Monday deadline for applying the franchise tag pass, sending star running back Aaron Jones hurtling toward a big pay day in unrestricted free agency. They last used the tag back in 2010 for Ryan Pickett. The 2021 tag tender for a running back is in the neighborhood of 8 to 9 million dollars and that would have pushed the Packers even further into the salary cap hole they find themselves in.
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