The NFL's franchise tag window closed on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and only two players—Tee Higgins and Trey Smith—from the league's 32 teams had the franchise tag placed on them. This is the lowest amount of players given the franchise tag in an offseason since 2006 when just one player, Buffalo Bills cornerback Nate Clements, was tagged, per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer.
This year's number is a big drop from last offseason when eight players were tagged. The average over the past five years is 9.2 players tagged per year.
