Franchise Tag

Michael Vick has the franchise tag from the Philadelphia Eagles and could get a huge raise in 2011 because of it.

An NBA franchise tag might be one of the results of the pending owners' lockout. Allowing an NBA franchise tag would keep key free agents from hitting the market for at least one additional year, potentially changing the way free agency is dealt with in the NBA.

The NBA needs to borrow a page from the NFL to keep its biggest teams from stockpiling the league's best talent.

A look at the teams who used their franchise tag on a player for 2009.

Players may dread the franchise tag and feel victimized when it's applied to them, but it does pay a lot of money. These are some of the NFL's latest "victims."

There are a few big names on the list of free agent offensive tackles that will be available to sign with other NFL teams starting Feb 27th...

The NFL free agency signing period starts March 1st and there are a number of Quarterbacks who are on the market looking for a fresh start....

The Packers have used the Franchise Tag four times since 1998

It is just about free agent time in the NFL. In this league of great parity, free agency is a very important part of what goes on in this sport.