NFLPA says teams can take their Franchise Tags and stick it

[milkman]

What a useless point.

If they don't get a CBA worked out there will be no free agency, so the franchise tag will be irrelevent.

The teams are just letting fans know who they intend to use the tag on if things get worked out.

I actually would hope that franchise tags are eliminated from the next agreement.

If you want to retain a player, then get an extension worked out before his contract expires.