Dak Prescott got his big contract worthy of a franchise quarterback while big-play receivers Chris Godwin and Allen Robinson got slapped with franchise tags. Before the new league year and annual spending spree started, many of the top players at the premium positions were once again kept off the open market. It’s a predictable pattern in the NFL where the franchise tag, or even the threat of it, helps keep most of the best quarterbacks, pass catchers, pass rushers and tackles from ever hitting true free agency.
