The first step of the NFL offseason regarding contracts, trades and free agency is the tag deadline. Each of the 32 teams in the league can use either the franchise tag or the transition tag on one player to retain their rights for the following season.

Which players are set to receive the franchise tag, and who will enter free agency without any restrictions? Here's the latest look at who is and isn't receiving the franchise tag.

NFL.com has all of the tag news following the NFL's March 3 deadline ahead of the start of the 2026 league year.

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Kenneth Walker free agency/franchise tag decision comes due at 4 p.m. ET today. Here’s what Seattle is expected to do, plus tag rules and costs.

Game commissioners will vote April 10-11 on eliminating the second spring turkey license, which has been available for nearly two decades and averages 26,300 sales annually.

It’s deadline day for a Colts tag decision on either pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones or wideout Alec Pierce.

The official franchise and transition tag costs have been announced as the New York Jets ponder their Breece Hall decision.