Minnesota Vikings: Breaking Down Their Franchise Tag Decisions

February 19, 2014   ·   Bill Hubbell   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL offseason kicked into high gear this week when the franchise-tag period began on Monday. Teams have until March 3 to use their tags before other teams can begin negotiating with free agents on March 8.
For the Minnesota Vikings, the franchise-tag period usually comes and goes with nothing more than a few whispers and rumors that never amount to anything.
Minnesota has used its franchise tag just once since 2008, designating Chad Greenway in 2011, before signing him to a five-year deal worth more than $40 million.
The Vikings hit the 2014 offseason with 17 unrestricted free agents, but once again the possibility of using their franchise tag on one of them is slim to none.
If a team designates a player with the franchise tag, it is agreeing to pay the player at least the average salary of the top-five paid players in the league at that position.
The only free agent the Vikings have who could even be considered for a franchise tag would be Jared Allen, but...

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