The Kansas City Chiefs plan to franchise-tag right guard Trey Smith this offseason, but doing so could prevent the franchise from solving a significant need.
The Chicago Bears are expected to make some big moves this offseason. Chicago has a full war chest of draft picks and plenty of cap space to spend during NFL free agency. Even though the Bears missed out on Trey Smith,
Plenty of action will occur in the lead-up to that day. Already the NFL's franchise tag deadline has passed, and the two top players set to hit the market – Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith – were slapped with the tag.
Although Kansas City's guard is set to receive the franchise tag, it's possible the Chiefs have an interest in another lineman and it could benefit the Bears.
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What is the franchise tag? It is a designation teams can apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, and it binds the player to the team for one season. Fran
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