The window for NFL teams to designate members of their roster as “franchise” or “transition” players opens on Tuesday, and if you’re wondering whether or not the Minnesota Vikings will be using the tag for just the fourth time in franchise history, the answer to that question is almost certainly going to be “no.”
A look at the team’s pending free agents doesn’t show anybody really worth using the tag on for this season. And unfortunately for the Vikings. . .or fortunately, depending entirely on one’s perspective. . .the two guys that might be worth using it on are immune from it.