If we non exclusive franchise tag JPP, and someone makes an offer we won't match, we get two #1's from them....does this #1 come from this year and next year? How long does the tag last? I mean, can he refuse to sign the tag, until after the draft, and then a team makes an offer, so effectively, that team gets him AND their #1 this year, and we get nothing this year?
Also, doesn't this make him attractive to a playoff team? Two high #1's are like two low #2's.....the strong getting stronger....
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Sounds fishy to me.
NFL teams have a limited signing period to sign other teams franchise players and this period ends before the draft so your scenario where a team waits until after the draft to sign a franchised player can't happen.
in theory a really good team that is picking between 25-32 might be more inclined to sign a franchised player, especially if they think they might be picking in that range again next year.
p.s.-- I realize that the signing period for restricted free agents closes five days prior to the draft, but I don't believe the same is true for franchise tagged players.