The Jacksonville Jaguars used the franchise tag on offensive tackle Cam Robinson on Tuesday. Not big news in NFL circles as the Jags tagged Robinson last year as well.
But it is big news as Jacksonville holds the No. 1 overall selection in this year’s NFL draft and committing to Robinson via the tag could mean they will not be selecting an offensive tackle with that pick.
That’s good news for the Giants, who hold the fifth and seventh overall selections. The Jags are now likely to use that pick on a pass rusher — most likely either Michigan’s Aiden Hutchinson or Kayvon Thibodeaux of Oregon — pushing the stud offensive tackles (Alabama’s Evan Neal and Ikem Ekwonu of N.C. State) down the order.
