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NFL NationFeb 23, 2026, 02:32 PM ET

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Before NFL free agency and the 2026 league year begin in mid-March, teams are allowed to use franchise and transition tags on players between Feb. 17 and March 3 (deadline at 4 p.m. ET).

The franchise tag is a designation teams can apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, and it binds the player to the

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NFL NationFeb 16, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 3. During that time frame, each team is allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Doing so would keep the player with the team for the 2026 season, but the price tag isn’t cheap.

Franchise tag figures

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NFL NationFeb 13, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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The 2026 NFL offseason is in full swing, which means it’s time for every team to finally address their glaring holes. Whether it be through remaining hirings, free agency (March 11 at 4 p.m. ET) or the draft (April 23).

Teams looking for a quarterback might have a hard time, but other position groups offer a great variety of trade

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NFL NationFeb 8, 2026, 10:25 PM ET

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With Super Bowl LX in the books, it’s time to look ahead to the 2026 NFL season with our new NFL Power Rankings.

Sure, free agency doesn’t start for another month and the NFL draft is in April. But right now, we can provide early outlooks for all 32 teams and preview what the offseason has in store. So in

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NFL NationFeb 5, 2026, 09:00 PM ET

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Before the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots meet at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for Super Bowl LX (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC), the best of the NFL gathered at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for Thursday’s NFL Honors.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett kicked off

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NFL NationFeb 2, 2026, 04:24 PM ET

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Super Bowl LX will be the first time Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and New England Patriots QB Drake Maye face each other as competitors, but Darnold’s familiarity with Maye dates back eight years.

Maye was a sophomore at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his coach, Scott Chadwick,

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NFL NationFeb 3, 2026, 06:25 AM ET

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What if every NFL team had the chance to change their Round 1 and Round 2 picks from the 2025 draft?

Our NFL Nation reporters redrafted the first two rounds of last April’s draft — all 64 picks — with the benefit of hindsight, making their selections as if they were the general manager for the team they cover. We

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NFL NationJan 28, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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The offseason has arrived for 30 NFL teams while the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are preparing for Super Bowl LX. With that in mind, we’re taking a look at what lies ahead over the next two months, with free agency set to begin on March 11.

We asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick

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