The past three times the Miami Dolphins used the franchise or transition tag, the player they slapped it on ended up playing elsewhere that very same season.
Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry got traded to Cleveland when the Dolphins weren’t willing to give him the multi-year deal he deserved.
Tight end Charles Clay and defensive end Olivier Vernon were issued the transition tag, and used free agency to price themselves out of South Florida, eventually signing with the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants.
